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TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1982

ADDRESSES OF WELCOME WILL BE GIVEN BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND BY SIR S.Y. CHUNG.

THE GOVERNOR WILL REPLY.

FULL DETAILS OF THE CEREMONY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO NEWSMEN BEFORE THE CEREMONY.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CEREMONY AT ABOUT 5.35 PM SIR EDWARD YOUDE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, AND LADY YOUDE WILL LEAVE FOLLOWED BY MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE WILL THEN RETURN TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE CEREMONY IN THE CONCERT HALL ARE REQUESTED TO BE CIRCUMSPECT IN THEIR DRESS AS IT IS A FORMAL OCCASION FOR THE INVITED GUESTS.

EDITORS ARE ADVISED THAT LAPEL BADGES FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE GIS PRESS ROOM, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR MR LEWIS DAVIES WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AFTER SERVING IN IT FOR EIGHT YEARS.

HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED AS SECRETARY FOR SECURITY BY MR DAVID JEAFFRESON.

MR PIERS JACOBS WILL SUCCEED MR JEAFFRESON AS SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES.

FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AT THE AGE OF 60, MR DAVIES WILL TAKE OVER AS COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS FROM MR PETER LEE. MR LEE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE AGE OF 66 AFTER 31 YEARS OF CROWN SERVICE.

MR DAVIES JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN GHANA IN 1948. AFTER SERVING IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC HIGH COMMISSION, HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY GOVERNOR IN THE BAHAMAS IN 1970. HE HAS BEEN SECRETARY FOR SECURITY IN HONG KONG SINCE 1974.

MR JEAFFRESON JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN HONG KONG IN 1961 AND IS NOW AGED 50. MUCH OF HIS EARLIER SERVICE WAS SPENT IN THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT. HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN 1972 AND SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES IN 1976. HE WILL ASSUME DUTY AS SECRETARY FOR SECURITY IN NOVEMBER.

MR JACOBS JOINED THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT AS A LEGAL ASSISTANT IN 1962. HE IS AGED 49. HE BECAME REGISTRAR GENERAL IN 1976 AND HAS ACTED AS SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. HE WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR JEAFFRESON IN SEPTEMBER.

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