TNAG-2442-FCO40-3549-Hong-Kong-Civil-Service-appointments-and-promotions-1992 — Page 7

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 2820

OF 03085OZ DECEMBER 92

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Civil Sfencé

APOTS

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MDLIAN 9794

LIKA 431/1

Mr White) /1

PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD FROM WIGGHAM, CSB

SENIOR POSTINGS

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FURTHER TO OUR RECENT TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS, I NOW CONFIRM THAT WE INTEND TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING SENIOR POSTINGS ON THE AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER :-

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A) MICHAEL CARTLAND, CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO BE SECRETARY OF THE SUCCESSOR BRANCH TO MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH, PROVISIONALLY DESIGNATED AS FINANCIAL SERVICES AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS BRANCH IN MID JANUARY 1993:

B) IAN STRACHAN, CURRENTLY DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, TO BECOME DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN EARLY JANUARY 1993:

C) ROSE GOODSTADT, CURRENTLY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR, HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN LATE FEBRUARY 1993.

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ALL OF THESE POSTINGS WILL INITIALLY BE ON AN ACTING BASIS. AS REGARDS (A), CARTLAND WILL BE ACTING SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS BRANCH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MUCH OF WHAT THE MONETARY AFFAIRS BRANCH NOW DOES AND IS ALSO LIKELY TO TAKE OVER THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS DIVISION FROM ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH. IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE CARTLAND IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST SUITABLE STAFF GRADE A OFFICER TO TAKE THIS ON. LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD INTO 1993, SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENTS AT THE SECRETARY LEVEL ARE LIKELY TO BE DOMINATED BY LOCAL OFFICERS.

3. AS REGARDS (B) STRACHAN IS THE MOST SENIOR STAFF GRADE B1 OFFICER NOT ALREADY ACTING AS HEAD OF DEPARTMENT. HE IS EMINENTLY SUITABLE TO BE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

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AS REGARDS (C), MRS GOODSTADT CAGE 56) HAS DONE WELL AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND HAS EARNED A POSTING TO HEAD AN ORGANISATION, ALBEIT A SMALLER ONE THAN SOCIAL WELFARE.

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