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early and Leave late in the
day
all recreation
and, giving up
and all other interests (except the
● Ambulance Corps, referred to later) have worked in the Office regularly, including Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Whenever I have director of Education it has always
acted
as
been in addition to
my
usual duties. Since
1914 I have liken only the following Vacations,
apart from Home Leave,
5 weeks in 1922; 5 weeks.
in 1926; on each occasion I took the Vacation on
urgent medical advice. During the remainder of that period I have worked regularly as
high pressure 6 or 61⁄2 days every week, and have taken only the minimum of sick few days each year, when absolutely
leave,
a
unavoidable.
very
to a
I have done all this not merely willingly but enthusiastically, since I have seen as a result the Schools in Hongkong attain vey
high degree of efficiency; they at least equal to first-class Schools in England.
are now
I have regretfully to conclude that this whole-hearted devotion à
my
duties
was
taken advantage of by Chan who, I submit, must have constantly watched his
opportunity
and
brought bogus
documents.