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Thursday, January 10, 1974

NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS APPOINTED

Mr. D.W. McDonald, Director of Building Development, has been

appointed the new Director of Public Works with effect from January 26,

1974.

His promotion was approved by the Secretary of State for Foreign

and Commonwealth Affairs following Mr. A.S. Robertson's decision last

October to take up a new job as Chief Executive of the Northumbrian Water

Authority in England.

Mr. McDonald, 46, obtained the Diploma in Architecture with

distinction in June 1953 and was elected an Associate of the Royal Instabile

of British Architects and Associate of the Royal Incorporation of Architects

of Scotland in 1954.

He was employed with a firm of Chartered Architects in Dundee

until he joined the Hong Kong governement as an Architect in August 1955. He was promoted to Senior Architect in April 1964, Chief Architect in February 1967, Government Architect in April 1970, Principal Government

Architect in February 1972 and Director of Building Development in May, 1973.

He has since then acted as Director of Public Works and Deputy Director of

Public Works.

Mr. McDonald is married with two children. He will be going

to the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from January 12 to February 4, as Coach and Manager of the Hong Kong Swimming

Team.

He will assume duty as Director of Public Works on his return.

Note to Editors:

Copies of Mr. McDonald's photograph are boxed for

collection.

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