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New Director of Environmental Protection appointed

The Government today (Tuesday) announced that the Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, Mr RJS Law, has been selected to succeed Dr S B Reed as the Director of Environmental Protection from April 27. Dr Reed will proceed on pre-retirement leave on the same day.

In making the announcement, a government spokesman said a promotion exercise was conducted in December last year to consider the suitability of professional grades directorate officers in the Planning, Environment and Lands Branch, Works Branch and their groups of departments.

All serving professional officers with relevant administrative experience at D3/DL3 and D4 levels and assistant directors of Environmental Protection (D2) were considered.

Mr Law was selected as the most suitable candidate for the job.

Following are biographical notes of Mr Law and Dr Reed:

Mr RJS Law

Aged 46, Mr Law first joined the civil service as a Senior Environmental Protection Officer in July 1981.

He was promoted to Assistant Director of Environmental Protection in April 1987 and to Deputy Director of Environmental Protection in December 1990.

Dr S B Reed

Aged 59, Dr Reed first joined the civil service as Environmental Protection Adviser in July 1977.

He became the Commissioner for Environmental Protection in November 1980 and the Director of Environmental Protection in April 1986. He will retire from the civil service on reaching the normal retirement age of 60.

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