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how, in 143B (b) anyone is going to say whether an officer intends to leave the service.
(4) I do not see why Hong Kong should not adopt a rule similar to that in East and West Africa, in which no extension of leave for study leave is granted if the officer has three or two
months' clear of work. The leave periods are
farther apart in Hong Kong, and the period free of work might therefore be six months, at I think
that they might reason bi
big make some rule of that
sort.
(5) I have a general criticism to make, that the intention of Regulations is not only to secure the Governor's position, but also to make clear to
officers in the service the local conditions under
which they are serving. These Regulations make nothing clear except that the Governor is to have
one malte at least complete discretion (including actiuatamasin
that discretion is fillend
vuling of cells which wœuucrergy secerned the
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a
Secretary of State to which H.K her asscutid).
I think therefore that the Regulations
should not be approved, that the Governor's attention should be called to the reply to the Circular des-
agreement
patch about the grievance, that the general objections to attempting to discriminate about courses for private advantage should be made, and that it should be suggested that the normal rule should be that study leave should be granted with pay, unless it is
Proviso excessive in length, and subject to the fact that no extension need be granted unless an officer has less than six months full pay leave free of work.
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