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CIVIL AFFAIRS POLICY DIRECTIVES
First Draft
16/5/44
CHINESE POLICY
1.
There should be no discrimination, statutory or
otherwise, on racial grounds, but this principle should not
operate to prevent particular measures being taken which are
essential to public health.
2.
Close contact should be maintained with His Majesty's
Embassy and with British Consular representatives in China with a
view to ensuring satisfactory relations with the Chinese
metropolitan and provincial authorities in matters of concern to
the Colony.
3.
The functions of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs are
outlined in the general Administration directive.
4. The holding of Public Offices (e.g. Justice of the
Peace, Membership of Executive or Legislative Councils) should be
restricted to persons of British nationality. In appointments to
the public service preference should be given to British subjects,
but this qualification should not be insisted upon if in any
instance the public interest should require otherwise.
5. Officers appointer to the higher grades of the
Administrative and Police services should be required to possess
and maintain a high standard of such Chinese dialects as may be
prescribed, and of the written Chinese language. Every public
servant should be required to qualify in Cantonese as laid down
in General Orders and should be encouraged by bonus, or otherwise,
to exceed the minimum standard there laid down.
The administration of the New Territories should conform
with the provisions of Ordinance No.34 of 1910.