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	From Hong Kong's Information Services Department

May 14, 2004

Civil service

Senior Gov't appointments announced

Five senior Government appointments were announced today.

Hong Kong's Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation Joshua Law will become Permanent Secretary for Environment, Transport & Works (Transport), and be replaced at the WTO by outgoing Permanent Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury (Financial Services) Tony Miller.

Director-General of Trade & Industry Kevin Ho will assume Mr Miller's current post, and will in turn be replaced by Deputy Secretary for Commerce, Industry & Technology (Commerce & Industry) Raymond Young.

Meanwhile, Deputy Secretary for Environment, Transport & Works (Works) Keith Kwok will become Permanent Secretary for Environment, Transport & Works (Environment).

Good experience: Joshua Law, Kevin Ho and Keith Kwok are among the new appointments.

Commenting on the appointments, Secretary for the Civil Service Joseph Wong said: "The officers have amassed rich experience in public administration through various postings in their career in the civil service. I have full confidence in their leadership abilities. I am certain they can all lead their teams in their new capacities and make a contribution to the public service."

Biographies

* Joshua Law, 46, joined the Government in 1980 and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in 2001. He has served in a host of bureaux and departments, and has been in the WTO post since September 2002.

* Tony Miller, 54, joined the Government in 1972 and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in 1993. He has served in a host of offices, and assumed his present post in July 2002.

* Kevin Ho, 55, joined the civil service in 1972 and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in 2001. He has served in a host of bureaux and departments, took up his current appointment in October 2002.

* Raymond Young, 43, joined the Government in 1982 and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in 2002. He has served in a host of bureaux and departments, and took up his current position in August 2001.

* Keith Kwok, 52, joined the Government in 1974 and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in 1996. He has served in a host of bureaux and departments, and took up his current appointment in March 2001.