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the
inconvenience is experienced from imperfect Knowledge of the official language possessed by the majority of the persons employed by the Government of this English Colony,
I have the honour to be
My Lord,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 203.
The following Regulations made by the Governor in Council, respecting the filling up of appointments at the disposal of the Governor, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th June, 1883.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Regulations made by the Governor in Council for the filling up of such appointments in the Civil Service of the Colony as are at the disposal of the Governor.
1. As a general rule, Appointments to be made by the Governor will be decided by Competitive Examination.
2. Candidates for a vacant post shall be nominated by the Governor; they must be above 17 and under 25 years of age, on the day of the Competitive Examination.
3. Candidates for a vacant post will send in their applications to the Colonial Secretary, along with
(a.) A certificate of age.
(b.) Whatever Certificates or Testimonials as to character they may possess.
4. No Candidate shall be allowed to compete unless he has previously satisfied the Board of Examiners as to his eligibility in respect of age, health and character.
5. The Board will appoint a day for the examination, and cause due notice thereof to be given to the Candidates in the Government Gazette or otherwise.
6. The essentials of the examination will in all cases be the following English subjects, namely:-
(a.) Reading, including print and manuscript,
(b.) Handwriting, including quality and rapidity,
(c.) Writing from dictation and copying from manuscript,
(d.) Composition,
200 marks.
(e.) Arithmetic, including the simple and compound rules; proportion; vulgar and decimal fractions,
7. In addition to these, the Board, when notifying the examination will give a list of such additional subjects as may be considered necessary for the post to be filled up.
8. Of these special subjects, Chinese (colloquial and written) will as a rule be one.
9. The Board will decide the result of the examination by a uniform system of marks; and will return the names of the candidates to the Colonial Secretary, in the order of merit, assigning to each candidate the number of marks he has gained.
10. No Competitor shall be eligible for employment unless he has gained at least one-third of the total number of marks.
11. The result of the examination will be published in the Gazette.
12. As a rule the candidate who has gained the highest number of marks will receive the appointment subject to probation for a period of six months.
13. Probationers giving satisfaction shall be further permanently employed as the Government may determine.
14. In case of misconduct or incapacity a probationer may at any time be dismissed from further employment by the Governor.
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 6th June, 1883,
ARATHOON SETH,
Clerk of Councils.