TNAG-0363-FCO40-409-Appointments-of-senior-officers-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 12

GRPS 413

PRIORITY

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 010335Z

RESTRICTED

STAFF IN CONFIDENCE

RESTRICTED

KECI

-32-C1973

нак

[HEKING

TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 1384 OF 1ST DECEMBER, 1973.

INDENTS HK CSO 7/73 AND 8/73.

REF.

LABT

REF.

NEXT

(GI

1)

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MR. J.C. PATTERSON COMMISSIONER FOR BANKING WILL PROCEED

ON TERMINAL LEAVE CH 29TH MARCH 1974 ON COMPLETION OF AGREEMENT.

WITH HIS DEPARTURE, THE POST OF COMMISSIONER OF BANKING WILL BECOME VACANT,

2. THE OFFICER FILLING THIS POST MUST HAVE CONSIDERABLE

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING.

3. ON PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION'S ADVICE AND WITH AGREEMENT OF MR. STANLEY PAYTON OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND, WE RECOMMEND THE PROMOTION OF MR. A.D. OCKENDEN, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY (FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONETARY MATTERS) TO SUCCEED MR. PATTERSON AS

COMMISSIONER OF BANKING. MR. OCKENDEN WAS APPOINTED TO HIS

PRESENT POST ON 3RD MARCH 1973 ON SECONDMENT FROM THE BANK OF ENGLAND

FOR A PERIOD OF 2 1/2 YEARS, BORN ON 6TH DECEMBER, 1927, HE 15 45 YEARS OF AGE, HE JOINED THE BANK IN 1940 AND HAS ACQUIRED

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN MOST OF ITS DEPARTMENTS, HE WAS SECONDED TO THE BANK OF SIERRA LEONE FOR 3 YEARS AS GENERAL MANAGER AND

LATER ADVISER TO THE COVERNOR OF THAT BANK. ON HIS RETURN TO ENGLAND, HE WORKED IN THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT (AS SECOND AUDITOR) AND THE CASHIER'S DEPARTMENT OF 'THE BANK.

PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION HAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE POST OF PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY (FOREIGN EXCHANGE

3.

AND MONETARY HATTERS), WHEN VACATED BY MR. OCKENDEN, DE FILLED BY THE GECONDMENT OF AN OFFICER FROM THE BANK OF ENGLAND. MR. PAYTON HAS RECOMMENDED MR. J.i. MUTCH OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND AND HAS CONFIRMED THAT MR. MUTCH IS PREPARED TO TAKE UP THE APPOINTMENT,

IF OFFERED.

RISANICTED

Chutib OIDA

15.