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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1986

AGED 53. MR BRIDGE JOINED THE MR R.G.B. BRIDGE OBE, JP. CIVIL SERVICE IN 1957 AND HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE (THEN) RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, LANDS BRANCH, AND ESTABLISHMENT

AND BRANCH. HE HAS ALSO BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, DEPUTY SECRETARY AND ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE. FROM 1978 TO 1983 MR BRIDGE WAS DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, AND

HE WAS SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN 1983.

AGED 52. AFTER SIX YEARS SERVICE MR J.C.A. HAMMOND JP. IN NYASAL AND (AS IT THEN WAS), MR HAMMOND JOINED THE HONG KONG

HE HAS CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1964. SERVED EXTENSIVELY IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN THE COUNCILS BRANCH AND CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH. HE WAS DIRECTOR, COUNCILS AND ADMINISTRATION BRANCH FROM 1982 TO 1985 AND WAS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES ON THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL 1985. MR HAMMOND ALSO HAS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. WHERE HE WAS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BETWEEN 1978 AND 1982. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN 1985.

AGED 41. MR SUEN JOINED THE MR M. SUEN MING-YEUNG JP. AGED 41. CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1966. HE HAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES INCLUDING PERIODS AS AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER AND DISTRICT OFFICER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN THE RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, AND AS A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN THE ENVIRONMENT BRANCH. MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (1981-3), DIRECTOR, CITY SERVICES IN THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT (1983-5), AND BECAME DEPUTY DIRECTOR, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE DEPARTMENT'S CREATION IN APRIL 1985. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN 1981.

THOUSANDS MOBILISED FOR ELECTIONS

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INCLUDING

THE GOVERNMENT WILL MOBILISE NEARLY 4 000 PEOPLE MEMBERS OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES, FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS ON MARCH 6.

THIS FIGURE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HUNDREDS OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO WILL BE ON DUTY AT THE 302 POLLING STATIONS AND 19 COUNTING CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

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