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Promotions

Mr. M. ADDI, J.P., Postmaster General.

Mr. Mak Sik-luen, Controller of Posts.

Mr. I. A. S. YOUNG, Senior Executive Officer, Class II. Mr. CHAN Chung-kee, Assistant Controller of Posts, Class I.

Appointments

Date

19. 3.71 1. 2.70

1. 4.70 24.11.70

Mr. R. H. ALLEN, O.B.E., Telecommunications Engineer. 22. 6.70 Mr. A. NELSON, Assistant Controller (Monitoring).

2. 7.70 Mr. K. W. WALFORD, Chief Inspector (Telecommunica- 29.11.70

tions).

Mr. FUNG Kai-huen, Assistant Telecommunications

Engineer.

4. 1.71

Retirements

Mr. T. H. MESSENGER, Senior Controller of Posts. Mr. R. S. SUTTIE, Assistant Controller of Posts, Class I.

Completion of Contract

Mr. J. A. TAYLOR, Senior Controller of Posts.

7. 5.70

2. 1.71

9.11.70

Mr. W. R. J. BALL, Assistant Controller of Posts, Class I. 25.11.70

Leave

Honours

Mr. P. J. CROWLEY, Assistant Controller of Posts, Class I, 10. 8.70

returned.

9. Mr. C. G. FOLWELL was honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in the 1971 New Year Honours List by being appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order.

Obituary

10. It is recorded with deep regret that Mr. A. G. CROOK, O.B.E., former Postmaster General, died on 16th August, 1970 in Surrey, England at the age of 58.

11. Mr. CROOK joined the British Post Office in 1929. He first came to Hong Kong in July 1953 as Controller of Posts, became Deputy Postmaster General in December of the same year and was Postmaster General from 1958 to 1968. He retired from the service on 4th June, 1968.

Conference

12. Mr. S. C. GRANGER, Acting Chief Controller, Telecommunica- tions Services, attended an International Telecommunications Union Seminar and ECAFE Conference from 28th October to 11th November in Bangkok, Thailand.

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