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Public Hurka Department. The besetting via of this
artment 12 thuir satravagance, not only in the superfluit
of foreim personuel employed but also in the manner in which
hey open up new rowls which are certainly in most cases
omecessary at a time like this, when every effort should be
made to save and not to spend.
The P.M.D. in Hong Kong employ an immense mucher of
foreigners in subordinate positions, such as surveyors, overseers
sanitary inspectors etc.; but they do not employ one Chinaman.
The class of men who undertake this work are in many cases by
no means a fair type, and it is well known that some of
them in some unaccountable way have been able to retire long
before men in the higher branches of the service could even
consider taking such a step. These matters have frequently been represented in the strongest possible manner to the late
Governor, who invariably agreed nd said that something should be done. That, however, was about all that happened. He never
Deased to lay stress, at a Chamber of Commerce meeting or at
any other favourable opportunity, upon the desirability of private enterprise utilizing the services of Chinese whenever they could; but actually, so far as the Hong Kong Cosammenh itself is concerned, absolutely nothing has yet been attempted. There was a case of a young Chinese, whe obtained ble B.Sc. (Chemistry) degree at the Tong Tong Toiversity and at the personal request of the Covenier, was placed in the Radiolog
Dartment of the Goversat dull Tespital..
The Surope,U
personal in this hoantel made it su uzeonfor Lable for this