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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1989

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NEW WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER APPOINTED

(MONDAY)

WONG ΤΑΙ SIN DISTRICT

NEW THE CITY AND

TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION TODAY ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR BRIAN LAU AS OFFICER WITH EFFECT FROM SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 4).

MR LAU WILL SUCCEED MR NG HON-WAH, WHO IS TO STAFF COURSE STARTING ON FEBRUARY 20.

ASSISTANT

MR LAU IS AT PRESENT AN BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

ATTEND A

SENIOR

IN SECRETARY

THE

FINANCE

IN 1980 AND

HE JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY SERVED IN A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS BRANCHES.

SECURITY BRANCH TO YEAR ATTENDED

TO THE AT THE END OF 1980 HE WAS POSTED HANDLE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MATTERS, AND IN THE FOLLOWING A COURSE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

ON HIS RETURN FROM ENGLAND, HE WAS POSTED TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN JULY 1982 TO DEAL WITH MANPOWER PLANNING

THE MEDICAL AND

WORK.

LAU

FINANCE BRANCH IN 1986, MR BEFORE BEING POSTED TO THE SERVED AS ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER OF SHAM SHUI PO FOR TWO YEARS.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1987.

MR LAU IS AT PRESENT

ATTENDING A MANAGEMENT

COURSE IN THE

EVENING,

-

HEARING SURVEY RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

RESULTS OF A YEAR-LONG STUDY ON INDUSTRIAL NOISE AND HOW IT AFFECTS WORKERS IN HONG KONG WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE PROJECT WAS CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (FTU), THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH UNIT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

IT INVOLVED MEASUREMENTS OF HEARING ACUITY OF SOME 1,000 WORKERS IN THE ELECTRONICS, SHIPBUILDING/SHIPREPAIRING, PLASTICS, TEXTILES, METAL AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES.

/CHAIRING THE