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Mr Joseph WONG Wing-ping, JP

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Aged 46. Mr Wong joined the Administrative Service in 1973 and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in 1994. He served in a number of departments and branches, including Finance Branch, the former New Territories Administration, the former UMELCO and Trade Department. He was Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service from 1988 to 1989, Deputy Secretary for Trade and Industry from 1989 to 1991 and Permanent Representative of Hong Kong to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva from 1991 to 1994. He took up the present post of Director of Home Affairs in November 1994.

Mr James BLAKE. JP

Aged 61. Mr Blake was appointed to the Administrative Service as Secretary for Works in September 1991. Before joining the Hong Kong Government, Mr Blake has worked in Hong Kong for 27 years, involved in engineering consultancy, supervision, and as a contractor for a number of major infrastructure projects. Chartered Engineer with a strong commercial background, Mr Blake is a Past President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.

Mr KWONG Hon-sang JP

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Aged 56. Mr Kwong joined the Civil Service as an Apprentice Engineer in 1963. He was promoted to Chief Engineer in 1981, Government Engineer in 1988 and Principal Government Engineer in 1992. He served as Project Manager, Tsuen Wan from 1991-1992 and was appointed Project Director, Lautau Fixed Crossing from 1992-1993. He was promoted to the present rank of Director of Highways in December 1993.

Mr James SO Yiu-cho, OBE, JP

Aged 55. Mr So joined the Civil Service in 1962 and was appointed to the Administrative Service in 1966. He rose to his present rank of Secretary, Government Secretariat in 1993. Mr So served in a number of branches and departments, including the former Resettlement Department, Home Affairs Department, Urban Services Department, Home Affairs Branch, Civil Service Branch and Transport Department. He served temporarily as Secretary of the former Administrative Services and Information Branch from 1986 to 1987. He was Commissioner for Transport from 1987 to 1989 and Director of Urban Services from 1989 to 1991. He took up the present post of Secretary for Recreation and Culture in June 1991.