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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977
NEW POLITICAL ADVISER ARRIVING TOMORROW
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THE NEW POLITICAL ADVISER, DR. DAVID WILSON, ARRIVES IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO TAKE OVER FROM MR. ALAN DONALD, WHO LEFT LAST MONTH AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS HERE.
DR. WILSON JOINED THE FOREIGN OFFICE IN 1958 AND WAS FIRST POSTED TO VIENTIANE WHERE HE SERVED AS THIRD SECRETARY IN THE BRITISH EMBASSY. IN 1960, HE CAME HERE TO SPEND THREE YEARS STUDYING MANDAR IN AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
IN 1963, HE WAS APPOINTED SECOND SECRETARY AT THE OFFICE OF THE BRITISH CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN PEKING, REMAINING THERE UNTIL 1965 WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE FOREIGN OFFICE TO WORK ON THE CHINA DESK OF THE FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME EDITOR OF THE CHINA QUARTERLY.
IN 1974, DR. WILSON RE-JOINED THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE CABINET OFFICE IN LONDON UNTIL HIS APPOINTMENT AS POLITICAL ADVISER IN HONG KONG.
DR. WILSON, WHO IS AGED 42, IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO SONS.
MR. DONALD HAS BEEN APPOINTED BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO ZAIRE AND GOES THERE NEXT MONTH.
CONSULTANT TO PRINTING DEPARTMENT
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A BRITISH PRINTING AND DESIGN EXPERT HAS BEEN SECONDED BY THE COMMONWEALTH FUND FOR TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION TO THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT TO SERVE FOR A SHORT TIME AS CONSULTANT ON TRAINING FACILITIES FOR PRINTING STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
HE 13 MR. JOHN BIGGS WHO HAS HAD A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN PRINTING AND DESIGN IN BRITAIN. MR. BIGGS ARRIVES IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
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HE WAS EDUCATED AT DERBY SCHOOL CF ART, LONDON UNIVERSITY AND AT THE CENTRAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN LONDON. HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF PRINTING FOR SIX YEARS. TEACHING BOTH APPRENTICES AND MATURE MANAGERIAL STUDENTS, AND WAS LATER PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE' MAGAZINE. FROM 1950 - 53, HE WAS DEPUTY HEAD OF NORWICH ART SCHOOL AND, FROM 1953 - 74, WAS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR BRIGHTON CORPORATION WHERE HE ORGANISED DEGREE COURSES IN GRAPHIC DESIGN COVERING PRINTING, TYPOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATIONS AND ADVERTISING.
MR. BIGGS IS A MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE SCCIETY OF THE INSTITUTE OF ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS AND THE PRINTING HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
HE HAS PUBLISHED SEVERAL BOOKS INCLUDING BASIC TYPOGRAPHY' + 'APPROACH TO TYPE' AND 'THE USE OF TYPE'.
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LAST YEAR, MR. EIGGS CARRIED OUT A SHORT ASSIGNMENT FOR THE COMMONWEALTH FUND FOR TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION IN JAMAICA.
MR. BIGGS WILL BE IN HONG KONG FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS.
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