Appointment of Hong Kong SAR Representative to World Trade Organization
On January 19, 2007, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced that Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Martin Glass, would take up the post of Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization.
Mr. Glass will succeed Tony Miller who will proceed on pre-retirement leave.
Secretary for the Civil Service, 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, including the success of the sixth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong in 2005.
Brief biographical notes on the two officers are set out below.
Martin McKenzie Glass, JP
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 bureaus 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 re-titled as Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), since January 1997.
John Anthony Miller, JP
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 bureaus 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 Coordinator 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.
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