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Appointments of senior Government officials

The Government announced today (Tuesday) a series of appointments at senior levels of the Administration.

Mr Kwong Ki-chi will be appointed Secretary for the Treasury in April 1995. He will succeed Mr Donald Tsang who will proceed on leave and then undertake a series of visits and familiarisation briefings related to his future post of Financial Secretary,

Mr Rafael Hui will be appointed Secretary for Financial Services in September 1995. He will succeed Mr Michael Cartland who has been directed to retire in the interest of localisation. Mrs Lily Yam will take over from Mr Hui as Commissioner for Transport in July 1995.

Mr Dominic Chan will be appointed Director of Audit in May 1995. He will succeed Mr Brian Jenney who is due to retire.

Mr Alan Lai will take over from Mr Kwong Ki-chi as Deputy Secretary for the Treasury in May 1995.

Brief biographical notes on these officers are:

Mr Kwong Ki-chi JP

Aged 43. Mr Kwong first joined the Civil Service in 1972 and was subsequently appointed an Administrative Officer in 1978. He rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in 1993 and will be promoted to Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in May 1995. He served in a number of branches and departments including the former Trade, Industry and Customs Department, Environment Branch, City and New Territories Administration, Finance Branch and Monetary Affairs Branch. He was Deputy Commissioner of the Hong Kong Government Office in London from 1989 to 1992. He took up the present post of Deputy Secretary for the Treasury in April 1992.