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MR RICHARD HOARE, OBE, JP

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,

1993

AGED 43. MR HOARE JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1972 A AND ROSE TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE

HOME IN JANUARY 1993. DURING HIS EARLY YEARS, HE SERVED IN THE THEN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE THEN SOCIAL BRANCH. SERVICES BRANCH, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND CIVIL SERVICE MR HOARE WAS SECONDED TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE FROM 1982 MR TO 1985. AFTER A SHORT SPELL IN THE THEN GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH, HOARE SERVED AS PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE FROM 1986 TO 1989,

IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING A MR HOARE AND

1990 TO 1992. AGAIN FROM TRAINING COURSE AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE STUDIES.

MR PETER LO YAT-FAI, JP

IN 1967

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MR LO

AGED 47. MR PETER LO FIRST JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AND ROSE TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE

*THE THEN TRADE, IN 1991. IN HIS EARLY YEARS, HE SERVED MAINLY IN INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AND LATER THE TRADE DEPARTMENT.

TO WAS IN ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH FROM 1982 TO 1984. HE WAS POSTED

IN 1984 AS THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN WASHINGTON COUNSELLOR, AND TOOK UP HIS CURRENT APPOINTMENT AS MINISTER IN 1987.

STATEMENT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY (DESIGNATE), MRS ANSON CHAN, AT A PRESS BRIEFING

HELD ON TUESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 1993

* *

THE

I HOPE THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY INFORMAL SESSION AND NOT

ΤΟ HAVING AT SORT OF USUAL FORMAL PRESS CONFERENCE THAT I AM USED WHICH I GET A GREAT DEAL OF GRILLING FROM MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA.

WITH

CAN I FIRST OF ALL SAY THAT I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE MEETING

YOU MAY OR MAY YOU ALL ON THIS, WHAT TO ME IS A VERY HAPPY OCCASION. NOT AGREE BUT I HOPE YOU WILL SHARE MY HAPPINESS. I WANT FIRST OF ALL BY TO SAY THAT I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY AND GREATLY HONOURED TO BE CHOSEN

CHIEF SECRETARY. THE GOVERNOR TO SUCCEED SIR DAVID FORD AS THE NEXT

GOVERNMENT FOR 31 AS YOU ALL KNOW, I HAVE WORKED IN THE HONG KONG

DAYS EXACTLY FOUR

FROM 17 IN YEARS.

BE EXACT, IT IS FACT, TO

IN SEPTEMBER, THE DAY ON WHICH I JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE, 1962.

THAT IS

/SIR DAVID