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to bring about for the Governor difficulties of this
sort merely for the sake of aligning the Hong Kong
administrative facade witn that of other Colonies.
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I would therefore suggest that the S. of S.
should accept the Governor's view on this important
matter for the present, not even objecting to any of
tne posts listed in paragrapn 8 being described as
tnose which would normally be occupied by officers
in the senior caare of the Hong Kong Cadet Service.
Taking the Directorship of Education, for example,
the Governor knows well that the recent appointment of
Mr. Sollis from kalaya as Senior Inspector of English
Schools nas benind it the intention that Mr. Sollis
will have a claim to the Directorship of Education at least as good as any of the Cadets. I think that in
practice it will be found unlikely that, even if certain technical departments pass out of the control of Cadet
officers, there would be any justification over the
next few years at any rate for reducing the establish-
ment of the higher cadre of the Cadet Service. The
demand for the services of adet officers with high
education qualifications, a thorough knowledge of the
Chinese language, and lifelong experience of the
problems of Hong Kong, its population, and its day to
day relations with China, is likely to increase.
9.5
This despatch does not raise precisely
the question whether it is proper that certain
technical and semi-technical Headships of
Departments in Hong Kong should be reserved for
Administrative