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Mr James SO Yiu-cho, JP

Aged 46. Joined the civil service in

He was

September 1962. He was appointed to the Administrative

Service in August 1966 and has served in a variety

of departments and branches, including Finance Branch,

the former Home Affairs Department and Branch, Civil

Service Branch and Transport Department.

promoted to his present rank of Administrative Officer

Staff Grade B in April 1980 and has been filling the

rost of Secretary for Administrative Services &

Information on a temporary basis since May 1986.

Hr Peter Leeds, ISO, JP

Не

Aged 56. Joined the Hong Kong civil service

as a Sub-Inspector of Police in October 1951.

transferred to the Executive Grade in January 1957 and

worked in a number of departments and branches. He has

been involved in transport-related matters since 1968.

He became Commissioner for Transport in June 1982 and

was appointed to his present rank of Administrative

Officer Staff Grade Bl in July 1983.

/Mr Peter