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FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1992

CHRISTOPHER HUM APPOINTED FCO ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY FOR HK AFFAIRS

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HONG

FROM JUNE 1, MR CHRISTOPHER HUM WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR ANDREW BURNS AS AN ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE RESPONSIBLE FOR KONG AFFAIRS IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.

MR BURNS WILL TAKE UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT IN THE

DIPLOMATIC

SERVICE.

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MR HUM, AGED

IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. LANGUAGE STUDENT IN HONG KONG BETWEEN 1968 AND 1970. BEIJING FOR FOUR YEARS, FROM 1971 TO 1973 AND FROM 1979 TO 1981. HE WAS DEPUTY HEAD OF THE HONG KONG DEPARTMENT IN THE FCO FROM 1983 AND BECAME HEAD OF THE HONG KONG DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1986 AND 1989.

MOST RECENTLY, HE HAS BEEN A COUNSELLOR IN THE UK MISSION ΤΟ THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK.

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NEW OFFICIAL RECEIVER APPOINTED

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HEARDER

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT MR A.R. BE APPOINTED AS THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER TO HEAD THE NEW OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S OFFICE.

WILL

THE NEW OFFICE, TO BE ESTABLISHED ON MONDAY (JUNE 1), WILL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF BANKRUPTCIES AND COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS FROM THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,

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MR HEARDER, AGED 52, JOINED THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S

IN APRIL 1966 AS A SOLICITOR.

DEPARTMENT

HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR SOLICITOR IN APRIL 1973, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR IN APRIL 1978, DEPUTY PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR IN FEBRUARY 1982 AND ASSISTANT REGISTRAR GENERAL IN APRIL 1983.

MR HEARDER HAS CONSIDERABLE DEALING WITH INSOLVENCY WORK.

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