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CONFIDENTIAL

Press Release

The Government announced today another series of forthcoming

senior directorate movements and appointments as

follows :

Mr Neil Henderson, the Secretary for Education and

Manpower, will be retiring in August/September 1986 after

thirty-three years of public service;

Mr Ron Bridge, the present Commissioner for Labour,

will take over from Mr Henderson as Secretary for

Education and Manpower;

Mr Tony Hammond, the Director of Regional Services,

will replace Mr Bridge as Commissioner for Labour;

and

Mr Michael Suen Ming-yeung, Deputy Director of Regional

Services, will become Director of Regional Services.

Brief biographical notes on these officers are annexed.