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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1984

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MR CLIVE OXLEY TO SUCCEED MR HAROLD KWOK AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING ON THE LATTER'S TRANSFER IN SEPTEMBER 1984 TO A POST DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE COMMONWEALTH BROADCASTING CONFERENCE. MR OXLEY IS CURRENTLY ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE.

MR DONALD TSANG TO BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE IN SEPTEMBER 1984, MR TSANG WAS DISTRICT OFFICER (SHA TIN) PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THESE OFFICERS FOLLOW:

MR LEWIS DAVIES, CMG, CBE, JP

AGED 61. AFTER MANY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN OTHER TERRITORIES. HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1973 AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A. HE SERVED AS SECRETARY FOR SECURITY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1974 AND OCTOBER 1982. SINCE NOVEMBER 1982, HE HAS

HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERVED AS SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES).

HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN JANUARY 1975.

MR PETER WILLIAMS, CBE

AGED 58. JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN FEBRUARY 1953 AS A CADET OFFICER CLASS II AND ROSE THROUGH A SERIES OF PROMOTIONS TO THE RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN AUGUST 1975. HE RETIRED FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE IN AUGUST 1978. DURING THE PERIOD 1979 AND 1980, HE SERVED AS SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. OCTOBER 1980, HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONER, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.

MR GEOFFREY BARNES, JP

SINCE

AGED 51. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN MAY 1970 AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AFTER SERVICE IN OTHER TERRITORIES. HE HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF POSTS, INCLUDING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND, SINCE JANUARY 1981, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN APRIL 1980. HE WILL BE GIVEN LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE DURING THE TENURE OF HIS OFFICE AS COMMISSIONER, INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.

/ER DENIS