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The Government announced today (January 19) that Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury) Mr Martin Glass will take up the post of Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization. He will succeed Mr Tony Miller who will proceed on pre-retirement leave on February 21, 2007.
Secretary for the Civil Service, Miss Denise Yue, said Mr Glass was an experienced Administrative Officer with a strong record in public administration and proven leadership and management abilities. "I am confident that he will continue to serve the community with professionalism and dedication in his new capacity, and ably lead his office to meet the challenges ahead," she said.
Miss Yue said Mr Miller had rendered 34 years of loyal and dedicated service to the community and had made exemplary contributions to the development of Hong Kong in various spheres. "During his tenure as Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization, he has put in commendable and tireless efforts in defending Hong KongĄ¯s trade interests. Particular mention should be made of his contribution to the success of the sixth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong in 2005. We sincerely wish him a happy retirement."
Brief biographical notes on the two officers are set out below:
Mr John Anthony Miller, JP
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Aged 56. Mr Miller joined the Administrative Service in September, 1972, and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade A in January, 1993.
Mr Miller has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former Urban Services Department, Home Affairs Department, the former Housing Branch, the former Government House, Housing Department, the former Councils and Administration Branch, the former Administrative Services and Information Branch and the former Trade Department. He was the Information Co-ordinator from April, 1989, to October, 1991; Director of Marine from October, 1991, to March, 1993; Director-General of Trade from March, 1993, to July, 1996; Director of Housing from July, 1996, to June, 2002, and Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services) from July, 2002, to July, 2004. He has been Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization since August, 2004.
Mr Martin McKenzie Glass, JP
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Aged 54. Mr Glass joined the Administrative Service in June, 1984, and rose to his present rank of Administrative Officer Staff Grade B1 in January, 2001.
Mr Glass has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former Economic Services Branch, the former Finance Branch and the former Finance Bureau. He was on secondment to United Kingdom Department of Transport from October, 1990, to March, 1993. He has been Deputy Secretary for the Treasury, later retitled as Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), since January, 1997.
Ends/Friday, January 19, 2007
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