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GOVERNOR'S TAX POSITION

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1993

RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS ON THE GOVERNOR'S TAX POSITION, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY):

"THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAUD IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3 THAT ONCE THE MEMORANDUM ON THE QUEEN'S TAX POSITION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER WHETHER THERE ARE ANY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S TAX POSITION UNDER KONG LAW. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE MEMORANDUM ON THE QUEEN'S TAX POSITION BUT WE HOPE TO HAVE IT SOON.

HONG

GOVT ANNOUNCES THREE SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) A NUMBER OF SENIOR POSTINGS AND APPOINTMENTS WITH THE IMPENDING RETIREMENTS OF THREE OFFICERS.

IN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON), MR PAUL WONG KAM-CHIV, WILL BE RETIRING IN LATE MARCH.

CHRISTINE CHOW KWAN-TAI, THE

HE WILL BE REPLACED BY MISS PRESENT DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER.

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DEPUTY

IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE MR JOHN SHEPPARD, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WILL BE RETIRING IN LATE APRIL. HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY MR EDDIE HU! K1-ON, CURRENTLY SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.

THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT, MR CLIVE OXLEY, WILL RETIRE IN AUTUMN THIS YEAR. HE WILL BE REPLACED BY MR DON WATSON, SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THESE OFFICERS:

MR PAUL WONG KAM-CHIU, JP

AGED 56, MR WONG JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1960. HE HAS SERVED FOR THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER IN THE FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE BECAME AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN JULY 1974.

HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN JULY 1982 AND ROSE TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B1 IN JANUARY 1991.

MR WONG WAS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY FROM 1982 TO 1985, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE FROM 1985 TO 1986, DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL FROM 1986 TO 1989 AND WAS SECONDED TO THE HONG KONG EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS COMMISSIONER BETWEEN 1989 AND 1991.

HE WAS APPOINTED REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION IN OCTOBER 1991.

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/MISS CHRISTINE