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Mr.
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Mr.
Mr.
Sir C. Parkinson.
Sir G. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
was likely to be directed particularly to
the following points :-
look the viver
(1)
Recommendations 1, 2 and 3 in the
Summary of the Report.
The Committee
were not able in the time at their dis-
posal to study fully all the implications
of Mr. Burney's recommendations, but
noted that the main object of these
appeared to be to provide a suitable
course for pupils who leave school at
sixteen and do not proceed to the University.
With this object they we
Wee in sympathy.
(2)
Without seeking to disparage the
work done by the various Directors of
Education in the past, and while
realizing that there may be strong
arguments on other than educational
grounds in favour of the system of
(for the viser appointing a Cadet, the Committeel
ed consider that on purely educational
onsider tha
grounds the appointment of a professional
Director of Education was now desirable.
FURTHER ACTION.
(3)
The Committee were disposed on
Before them
to
their present information to agree with
Mr. Burney's recommendation that a
Senior Inspector with the best qualifi-
cations should be specially selected for
service with the Hong Kong Education
Department and should be eligible for
promotion