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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1983

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12 SENIOR POSTINGS ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY ANOTHER SERIES OF SENIOR DIRECTORATE POSTINGS WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THEY ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL POSTINGS POLICY AND HAVE REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES WHICH THE CHIEF SECRETARY LAID DOWN IN A SPEECH IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 19.

THE POSTINGS ANNOUNCED TODAY ARE AS FOLLOWSI

REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION - MR E.B. WIGGHAM (COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE SINCE DECEMBER 1979) FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER 1983. HE WILL SUCCEED MR LAWRENCE MILLS WHO IS, AS ALREADY ANNOUNCED, RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE - MR H.S. GREWAL (DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE SINCE NOVEMBER 1980) FROM EARLY IN 1984 AS ALREADY ANNOUNCED.

COMMISSIONER, EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION - MR K.Y. YEUNG (DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES SINCE JANUARY 1982) WHO WILL BEGIN A FAMILIARISATION ATTACHMENT TO THE CORPORATION EARLY IN 1984.

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COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE MR P.J. WILLIAMSON (DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY SINCE AUGUST 1982) FROM LATE AUGUST 1983.

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE - MR BRIAN CHAU (COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG AFFAIRS), HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, GENEVA SINCE SEPTEMBER 1979) SOME TIME IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1984.

PRIVATE SECRETARY/GOVERNMENT HOUSE- MR A.P. ASPREY (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING SINCE AUGUST 1980 AND RECENTLY ATTACHED TO COUNCILS AND ADMINISTRATION BRANCH) FROM LATE DECEMBER 1983.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING MR H.H.T. BARMA (FORMERLY DEPUTY SECRETARY (ADMINISTRATION) CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND LATTERLY DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES) SINCE JANUARY 1983) FROM EARLY DECEMBER 1983.

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES - MR G.A. HIGGINSON (PRIVATE SECRETARY/GOVERNMENT HOUSE SINCE MAY 1982) FROM JANUARY 1984.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE - MR MICHAEL SZE (DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE SINCE JANUARY 1981) SOME TIME IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1984.

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