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TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1993

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JOHN CHAN TO RETIRE FROM PUBLIC SERVICE

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT MR JOHN CHAN, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, HAD DECIDED TO RETIRE FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE, FOR PERSONAL REASONS.

MR CHAN WILL REMAIN AS SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, AND AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, UNTIL EARLY JUNE, WHEN HE WILL LEAVE THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

COMMENTING ON MR CHAN'S DEPARTURE, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID HE WAS VERY SORRY THAT MR CHAN HAD DECIDED TO LEAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE.

"HE HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION IN A NUMBER OF SENIOR POSTS AND HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, SIR DAVID SAID.

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"BUT WE WISH HIM ALL GOOD FORTUNE IN THE FUTURE, HE ADDED.

A RANGE OF SENIOR POSTINGS ANNOUNCED

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THE FOLLOWING MOVEMENTS IN PERSONNEL AT SENIOR LEVELS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS:

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ANSON CHAN, CURRENTLY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE IN EARLY

APRIL;

MR MICHAEL LEUNG, THE CURRENT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, TO TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER IN EARLY JUNE;

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* MR KY YEUNG, CURRENTLY SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY, TO

OVER AS SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT IN EARLY JUNE;

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MR DONALD TSANG, THE PRESENT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, TO TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY IN EARLY MAY;

MR GORDON SIU, CURRENTLY DIRECTOR, NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO) TO TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES IN LATE MARCH;

MR TONY MILLER, CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, TO TAKE OVER AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE IN LATE MARCH; AND

MR BILLY LAM, CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, TO TAKE OVER AS DIRECTOR, NAPCO, IN MID-MARCH.

/THE FOLLOWING

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