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TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 743 OF 11 JULY INFO HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
FOR HKIOD.
PERSONAL FROM GOVERNOR.
TOPLEY IS GOING ON LEAVE FROM 11 JULY TO 24 AUGUST. THEREAFTER
HE SUCCEEDS CANNING AS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. HE IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL, WHILE I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POSITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE PRESENT STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT, I THINK IT WOULD BE A HELP TO HIM IF HE HAD SOME COMPARATIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE WORKING OF EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS BEFORE HE TAKES OVER HERE.
2. AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF A THREE-WEEK COURSE COULD BE ARRANGED FOR HIM AS FROM 24 AUGUST. I SUGGEST
THAT THIS SHOULD CONSIST OF:-
(A) 1 WEEK WITH ILEA, FOLLOWED BY
(B) TWO DAYS EACH WITH TWO OTHER AUTHORITIES IN THE UK, FOLLOWED BY (C) TWO OR THREE DAYS ON THE ORGANISATION OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
AT PRE-VOCATIONAL, SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY LEVELS
X (D) A THREE OR FOUR DAY VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
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3. IN ALL THESE PLACES WHAT HE SHOULD BE BRIEFED ON AND SEE FOR HIMSELF IS PRIMARILY ORGANISATIONAL TECHNIQUES AND EDUCATIONAL THEORY. THERE WOULD BE NO POINT IN HIM SEEING A LOT OF SCHOOLS.
4. THORNTON OF THE O DA ALREADY HAS HIS MOVEMENTS IN A LETTER FROM SCOTT. TOPLEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS A PROGRAMME ON HIS RETURN FROM FRANCE ON 6 AUGUST, AND THORNTON HAS AN ADDRESS
AT WHICH HE CAN BE CONTACTED.
MACLEHOSE
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