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a condition as contrary to public policy
in the case of a male officer. in
conformity with this decision, while
I have no objection in principle
to
restricting recruitment to unmarried
t
Endeavouring to
candidates, i cannot see my way to do
more than warn any candidate who may be
contemplating marriage that he would be
well advised not to marry during his
first tour of service unless he had
private means).
(5) General ignorance in regard to
Hong Kong itself, the conditions of
life there etc., combined with a sense
of the remoteness of the Colony and of
the prolonged absence from home that
service there entails. The spirit of
adventure is not a strong characteristic
of the young man of to-day)
(6) The fact that the post of Director
of Education is held by a Cadet Officer
and not by a professional educationalist.
This lowers the prestige of the whole
Omi t ?
(int.) G.G.
Jos
educational
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