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Saturday, February 24, 1973
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL)
Mr. Andrew James Kingwell has taken up his appointment as Deputy
Director of Education (Technical).
field.
He arrived in Hong Kong on February 22 with his wife.
Mr. Kingwell, who is 60, has held a variety of posts in the technical
Before coming to Hong Kong, Mr. Kingwell was the Principal of
He joined the College as its
Filton Technical College in Gloucestershire.
first Principal in 1960 when it was opened with six classrooms and one workshop
building with a total teaching staff of six.
Mr. Kingwell was responsible for the College's rapid expansion and
since 1964 the College had been developed on two sites nearly a mile apart
with seven departments with a teaching staff of 120 full-time teachers.
Early in his career, Mr. Kingwell was technical director and works
manager of a west London automobile firm. He then became a lecturer in engineering
subjects at the Battersea Polytechnic after which he joined the Kingston
Junior Technical School and the Twickenham College of Technology.
Mr. Kingwell then went to Cyprus where he served as Principal of the
Apprentices Training College and Technical Adviser to the Chief Education Officer.
During his stay of nine years in Cyprus, Mr. Kingwell developed courses
suited to the needs of industry. He was also engaged in the planning and
establishment of a full Technical Institute, including the equipment and layout
of laboratories, drawing offices and workshops.
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