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FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1983

GREWAL NAMED SUCCESSOR TO CUSTOMS POST

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MR HARNAM GREWAL WILL SUCCEED MR DOUGLAS JORDAN AS COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE WHEN THE LATTER RETIRES FROM THE SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT NEXT YEAR.

MR JORDAN FIRST JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CONTROLS AND CUSTOMS IN NOVEMBER 1977, AFTER 39 YEARS OF SERVICE IN HER MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS AND EXCISE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,

HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SINCE MAY 1979.

MR GREWAL IS 45 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS BORN IN HONG KONG,

HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WITH A B.A.

(HONS) DEGREE IN 1959.

AFTER OBTAINING A SECOND DEGREE AT CAMBRIDGE IN 1962, HE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ASSISTANT EDUCATION OFFICER IN SEPTEMBER THAT YEAR.

TWO YEARS LATER HE WAS APPOINTED ON TRANSFER TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AND IS NOW AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B.

HE HAS SERVED AS DISTRICT OFFICER, TAI PO AND YUEN LONG= DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, NEW TERRITORIES: DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT; AND DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES.

HE HAS BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE (APPOINTMENTS) SINCE NOVEMBER 1980 AND IS AT PRESENT ACTING AS SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE WHILE MR J.M. ROWLANDS IS ABSENT FROM HONG KONG.

MR GREWAL IS A RESERVE OFFICER IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) WHICH HE JOINED IN 1963. HE WAS AWARDED THE EFFICIENCY DECORATION IN 1976 AND PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MAJOR IN 1977.

CUSTOMS POWER TO SEIZE CIGARETTES PROPOSED

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THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING TO ALLOW STAFF OF THE CUSTOMS

AND EXCISE SERVICE TO SEIZE AND KEEP AS COURT EXHIBITS, CIGARETTES AND CIGARETTE TOBACCO IN PACKETS OR CONTAINERS WHICH DO NOT

CARRY THE HEALTH WARNING OR TAR GROUP DESIGNATION.

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 PUBLISHED TODAY, MAGISTRATES WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ORDER FORFEITURE OF THE SEIZED ARTICLES, WHICH ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR POSSESSED FOR SALE IN HONG KONG.

/A GOVERNMENT