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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1988

NEW REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON

MR DAVID LAN HONG TSUNG WILL APPOINTMENT AS REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 20), A CITY AND NEW SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

OFFICIALLY

TAKE UP HIS HONG KONG AND KOWLOON ON TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION

MR LAN SUCCEEDS MR BRIAN CHAU TAK-HAY, WHO WILL SHORTLY TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE.

MR LAN JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1961 AND WAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN AUGUST 1966.

APPOINTED AS

AND

THE

HE HAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE FORMER ESTABLISHMENT

HOME AFFAIRS BRANCHES, FORMER RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WELL AS THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AS

MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (1981-84), DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL (1984-86), DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT (1986-87) AND BECAME DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN JUNE 1987.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF GRADE B IN APRIL 1981.

OFFICER

MORE SOPHISTICATION NEEDED IN PLASTICS PRODUCTION

HONG KONG PLASTIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS

MARKETING

WILL

AND SALES, IMPROVE

HAVE ΤΟ BECOME AND PLANNING,

MORE SOPHISTICATED IN REALISE THAT MOST BUYERS ARE NOT JUST INTERESTED IN THE LOWEST COST BUT IN PRODUCT QUALITY AT A REASONABLE PRICE.

NEW REPORT ON OVERSEAS

THESE ARE AMONG THE FINDINGS OF A MARKET ANALYSIS FOR HONG KONG'S PLASTIC PRODUCTS..

THE REPORT HAS BEEN

PREPARED BY

SRI INTERNATIONAL AND WAS

COMMISSIONED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ...........