TNAG-1433-FCO40-1916-Leading-personalities-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 90

GRS 150

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO ROUTINE FCO

TELNO 550

OF 21014OZ FEBRUARY 86

CONTISENTIAL

1) dirk

Fi

OCH KPR

IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR NORMAL APRANGEMENTS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SENIOR POSTINGS PLEASE NOTE THAT WE INTEND TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING MOVEMENTS AT 4 P.M. (OUR TIME) ON TUESDAY 25TH -

FEBRUARY :-

A) THE RETIRMENT OF N HENDERSON IN AUGUST:

B) HIS REPLACEMENT AS SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER PY

R BRIDGE, THE PRESENT COMMISSIONER FOR LAMOUR:

C) THE POSTING OF A HAMMOND AS COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR: AND

D) M SUEN, THE PRESENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, TO BE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES VICE HAMMOND.

2. FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT POINT OF VIEW, HAMMOND'S APPOINTMENT IS AT HIS SUBSTANTIVE RANK (STAFF GRADE A): BRIDGE (STAFF GRADE A) WILL BE ACTING SECRETARY: AND SUEN (STAFF GRADE F) WILL BE ACTING STAFF GRADE A. HOWEVER AS USUAL THESE TECHNICAL POINTS WOULD NOT BE MENTIONED IN THE PRESS PELEASE. AND IN ANY CASE PROMITION EXERCISES MAY AFFECT THE POSITION BEFORE AUGUST.

YOUDE

MINIMAL

HKD.

YYYY

HMLNAN 1223

NNNN

CONFIDENTIAL

никогон RECE EL

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INDI

25 FEB 1986

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