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reactions in the Hong Kong Government and Polytechnic to the
possibility of being asked to meet the cost of recruitment services
in full. I found that if TETOC were to propose this the Hong Kong
Government would transfer recruitment to its London Office. I
hope therefore that no such proposal by TETOC will be necessary.
12. As regards prospects of recruitment for the Education
Department there is at present only one technical institute,
Morrison Hill. But two new ones will oepn in 1975 and two more in
Although priority is given to local candidates for
1976 and 1977.
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all vacancies and the Technical Teachers College will provide an
increasing supply, it is to be assumed that there will be a number
of higher level posts which TETOC (if it continues to handle
recruitment) will be called upon to fill.
13. As regards the Polytechnic, TETOC is expected to fill over a
hundred posts in 1975. About half of these will be at the Lecturer
level, and I was impressed with the amount of evidence that the
salary scale is insufficient for expatriates. This, combined with
the Houghton Report and the next UK salary settlement due in April
(which can be expected to have a drastic effect on all TETOC
recruitment) will make it difficult to attract candidates.
14. The following recommendations are made in respect of procedures in connection with the Hong Kong Government :
(1) In prospection for textile posts, which are extremely
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difficult to fill, TETOC should invite applications from
candidates who do not necessarily have teaching experience.
Special induction courses for these would be arranged at
the Hong Kong Technical Teachers College.
(2) TETOC should send three copies of the relevant section of
the Monthly Progress Report to the Technical Education Branch
of the Education Department, one of which will be returned