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The Government announced today (October 23) the following senior appointments:
Mr Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen, Director of Information Services, will join the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department on January 7, 2002 with a view to taking up the post of Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation on January 14, 2002. He will replace the incumbent Director Mrs Lessie WEI CHUI Kit-yee who will proceed on pre-retirement leave on that day.
Miss Yvonne CHOI Ying-pik, Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1, will take up the post of Director of Information Services on January 7, 2002.
Commenting on the appointments, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Joseph W P Wong, said: "Mr Chan and Miss Choi are experienced Administrative Officers with proven leadership and good management skills. We are confident that they will rise to the challenge in leading the departments to enhance the services to the community."
On the retirement of Mrs Lessie WEI CHUI Kit-yee, Mr Wong said: "Mrs Wei has served in the civil service for 31 years. She has made many exemplary contributions to the development of various aspects of Hong Kong's society in her long and distinguished service. We sincerely wish her a happy retirement."
Brief biographical notes on the three officers are set out below:
Mrs Lessie WEI CHUI Kit-yee, SBS, JP
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Aged 54, Mrs Wei joined the Hong Kong Government in May 1970. She was a member of the Trade Officer Grade for 13 years before becoming an Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in 1983. She rose to her present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A on January 1, 2000.
Mrs Wei has served in various bureaux and departments including the former Trade Department, Security Branch, the former Urban Services Department, the then Chief Secretary's Office and Financial Services Branch. She was Deputy Director of Urban Services from February 1990 to January 1991, Deputy Director of Administration from January 1991 to September 1994, and served as Deputy Secretary for Financial Services from October 1994 to March 1997. She took up the post of Director of Agriculture and Fisheries (later renamed Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation) in March 1997.
Mr Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen, JP
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Aged 51, Mr Chan joined the Government in June 1973 as an Assistant Trade Officer. He joined the Administrative Service of the civil service in October in the same year and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A on January 1, 2000.
Mr Chan has served in various bureaux and departments, including the Labour Department, the former Home Affairs and Information Branch, Finance Branch, the former New Territories Administration, Civil Service Branch, the former Medical and Health Department, the former City and New Territories Administration and Housing Branch. He was seconded to the Radio Television Hong Kong from September 1989 to April 1990, served as Deputy Director of Information Services from April 1990 to July 1994 and as Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, San Francisco from August 1994 to March 1997. He has been Director of Information Services since March 1997.
Miss Yvonne CHOI Ying-pik, JP
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Aged 50, Miss Choi joined the Government in October 1973 and has served in the Translator, Labour Officer and Trade Officers Grades. Miss Choi was a member of the Trade Officer Grade for 12 years before joining the Administrative Service of the civil service at the rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in April 1989. She rose to her present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 on January 1, 1999.
Miss Choi has served in various bureaux and departments including the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Geneva, Economic Services Branch, the then Chief Secretary's Office and the Official Languages Agency. She was Deputy Director-General of Trade from August 1996 to July 1998 and Deputy Secretary for Trade and Industry (later renamed Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Industry) from November 1998 to August 2001. She is now attending the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard University.
End/Tuesday, October 23, 2001
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