SOUTH
CHINA
SUNDAY
Vol. 22 No.'36
POST
SEPTEMBER 1971
TRANSPORT
CHIEF TO QUIT?
By WILLIAM LAM
THE Commissioner for Transport, Mr A. J.. Shephard, will leave his office in Queensway next year, headed for an uncertain future.
Mr Shephard
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Mr Wilson
Taking over from him' will be Mr Brian Denis
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Wilson, currently the Deputy Defence Se- cretary,
This . WAS
officially confirmed by Government last night. *
A spokesman said: “Mr Shephard going on leave in January next year. It is the present intention that Mr Wilson should take over as the Commissioner for Transport at that time.”
appears th 妻子 Government has not decided yet what Mr Shephard's next assignment will be, lending to speculation that he may resign from Government tar vice here after his leave.
HONGKONG, SUN
Mr Wilson
experienced administrator who has been with the Hongkong (Government for about 23 years.
He joined in 1948 as a endet officer and served 'in several departments, including District Offices in the New Territories. the then Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, the Colonial Secretariat, the Resettlement, and Urban Services Depart menta. {
HOLIDAY
He will leave for Britain TOTFOLLOW for 11 six week 'holiday. It is understood that on his return on October 17, Mr Wilson will start to familiarise himself with Transport matters,
Declming to make any comment last night, Mr Wilson said that he would only talk about his job when he actually became the Commissioner for Transport.
Mr Shephard was not available for comment yesterday.
His replacement is viewed, with regret by people directly or indirectly associated with him.
The feeling is that this is no time to change the transport chief, as it may delay or discupt many projects and plans on hand,
During his live years N Commissioner for Transport, Mr Shephard's biggest decision was probably the legalisation of the mim birseN,
He has also been urging
a quick decision on the mRN transport учест which Government IN NEL!! CON sidering.
Mr Shephard, 41, came to Hongkont with the army niter be completed school in 1949, A year later he entered Cambridge where he took up modern languages before going to London University for an administrative contENO,
He went to Nigeria in 1954 as an assistant thstrict offlerr and remained there for six years before he WHR transferred to Hongkong.
Here, he WBK Arst connected with internal security and then the police.
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