THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH MAY, 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 213.
The following is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th May, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION SCHEME.
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STANDARD II.
For Students of Colloquial and Written Chinese.
EXAMINATION I.—AFTER SIX MONTHS' STUDY.
(a.) Colloquial. (Ball's Cantonese Made Easy, Second Edition-Lessons 1 to 7 inclusive). (b.) Radicals.
(c.) Mencius, Bk. I. Pt. I. Chaps. 1.-6. Reading, Translation, and marking Tones of Characters.
Writing from dictation-first Chapter.
(d.) Chinese Customs. (Williams's Middle Kingdom).
EXAMINATION II.-AFTER SIX MONTHS.
(a.) Colloquial. (Ball's Cantonese Made Easy, Second Edition; all the Lessons).
(b.) Ch'o Hok No. I. Reading and Translation of the whole. Writing from dictation-first 7
Lessons. or Mencius to the end of Book I.; writing Pt. I. Chaps. II, and III.
(c.) Use of Chinese Dictionary. (Eitel).
(d.) Geography of Chinese Empire. (Williams's Middle Kingdom).
EXAMINATION III.-AFTER SIX MONTHS.
(a.) Colloquial. (Dennys's Handbook).
(b.) Ch'o Hok No. II., or Sheung Lun. Reading and Translation of whole book, with dictation
from first twelve Lessons of Ch'o Hok, or first Book of Sheung Lun.
(c.) History of China. (Williams's Middle Kingdom).
EXAMINATION IV.--AFTER NINE MONTHS.
(a.) Colloquial. Oral translation of simple sentences.
(b.) Ch'o Hok No. III., or Tái Hok and Chung Yung. Reading and Translation of whole books,
with dictation from first twenty Lessons of Ch'o Hok, or the whole of Tái Hok.
(e.) Ha Lun, with Dr. Legge's Preface. Reading and Translation.
EXAMINATION V.-ÅFTER NINE MONTHIS.
(a.) Colloquial. Conversation.
(b.) Mencius (Ha Mang) IV.-VII., with Dr. Legge's Preface. Reading and Translation. (e.) Wade's Documentary Series, New Edition, Pts. I. II. Dictation from first ten Despatches.
EXAMINATION VI.—AFTER NINE MONTIIS.
(a.) Colloquial. Oral translation of statements or narratives.
(b.) Tso Chün I.-III. from Dr. Legge's Ch'un Ts'au. Reading and Translation.
(c.) Wade's Documentary Series, New Edition, Pts. III. IV. V. Dictation from Pt. III. (d.) Translation into written Chinese of easy Sentences. (Dictionary allowed).
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