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TUESDAY, APRIL 8. 1986

SENIOR STAFF CHANGES ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THE FOLLOWING SENIOR DIRECTORATE MOVEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS:

MR PETER TSAO KWANG-YUNG, THE PRESENT SECRETARY FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR DEREK JONES IN EARLY MAY AS MINISTER FOR HONG KONG COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH THE

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND THE MEMBER STATES. HE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN BRUSSELS FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT ONE YEAR;

MR DEREK JONES WILL THEN BE POSTED TO LONDON AS

ADVISER ON TRADE POLICY AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS MATTERS ;

MR JAMES SO YIU-CHO. WHO IS CURRENTLY THE DEPUTY

COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, WILL ACT AS SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION DURING MR TSAO'S ABSENCE, FOLLOWING WHICH HE WILL TAKE UP ANOTHER POST;

MR CHRISTOPHER WONG KIM-KAM WILL BECOME THE

SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE WHEN MR ALAN BRISTOW LEAVES THE CIVIL SERVICE ON COMPLETION OF HIS CONTRACT IN MAY;

MR NICKY CHAN NAI-KEONG, SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, WILL BE LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT ON HIS RETIREMENT IN SEPTEMBER;

MR GRAHAM BARNES, CURRENTLY SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL

SERVICES, WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR CHAN AS SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKST

MR CHUI KAM, THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, WILL

REPLACE MR BARNES AND ACT AS SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES; AND

MR ALEC PURVES, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES,

WILL ACT AS DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IN MR CHUI'S PLACE.

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14 APR 1986

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