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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1984

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SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY A SERIES OF SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN PLACE OR WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

DR NIP KAM-FAN TO BE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT.

HE HAS BEEN A PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER SINCE FEBRUARY 1981 AND WILL SUCCEED MR F.E. SHORT WHO IS RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN OCTOBER 1984.

MR LEE NAM-SANG TO BE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST. HE HAS BEEN A CHIEF CHEMIST SINCE AUGUST 1978 AND WILL SUCCEED DR A.J. NUTTEN WHO IS RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN NOVEMBER.

MR N. LATHAM SUCCEEDED MR J.T. THORPE AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION ON THE LATTER'S PROMOTION TO DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION IN JANUARY 1984. HE HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION SINCE JANUARY 1978.

MR J.H. MARCH SUCCEEDED MR R. HOLMES AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES ON THE LATTER'S PROMOTION TO DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES IN APRIL 1984. HE HAS BEEN A CHIEF FIRE OFFICER SINCE MARCH 1981.

MR CHRISTOPHER WONG SUCCEEDED MRS SHIRLEY MACE AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT ON THE LATTER'S RETIREMENT IN MARCH. MR WONG WAS FORMERLY DEPUTY COMMISSJONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE.

MRS ANSON CHAN TO BE SECRETARY DESIGNATE, UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE, IN JUNE. MRS CHAN WILL LATER TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY FROM MR MIKE BRADLEY, WHO WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

MR MIKE PAGLIARI HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE POST OF DEPUTY

HE WAS FORMERLY DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER. SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.

MR CLIVE OXLEY SUCCEEDED MR CHRISTOPHER WONG AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE IN MARCH. HE HAS BEEN AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE SINCE NOVEMBER 1981.

/MISS PLAINE CHUNG