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with the advice of the Executive Council I have raised the upper limit of age to 22 for candidates for clerkships
in class B under the
regulations for filling appointments in the Civil
Service of this
Colony
disposal of the Governor.
at the
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12th April, 1896
The Headmaster of Victoria College has pointed out that the former limit of 20 fell with great severity on Chinese who generally begin
at the
begin the study of English
age of
of 16 and are consequently much over 20 by the time they reach the highest class in the College
and are
therefore best.
fitted to compete for Government appointments. I enclose copies of a
a
"notification which I have
caused to be issued on
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subject.
the
I have the honour to be, My Lordy Obedient t Humble Servant,
Your Lordships Most Wondents
Wan Rig