2
K
declerot
from the following list (the numbers are those allocated to the applicants as stated in paragraph 4 of Sir kalph Stevenson's despatch):-
13501
WATT Hoi- eo (30)
b) W Man-lion
N
dirkiniol 140277 ICHENG Pao-King (34)
no sew
Na
ONE CAS
(d) WONG Chun Keung aliae Colin William on (20)
LAI King-Shang (35) (T) 200 Kai-Yi (36)
1
It will be seen that the F..I.'s selections corresponi with the findings of the two selection Comittees in Shanghai and Hong Kong roferred to in Sir Ralph Stevenson's despatch No.1025 of 27th August 1946, with the exception that the students placed 6th and 7th on the Selection Committees' List (wong Chun Koung alias Colin .illiam Song and Lal King-Shung) have been substituted for those placod 4th and 5th on the list (Lam On Pong and Sung Tsoơng Tup). The F.". I. have explained that the reason for this is that both the latter are over age and appear to be too far advanced to be interested in the normal apprenticeship course. They are moreover both civil engineers, whom the F.". I. find much greater difficulty in placing than in the case of mechanical or electrical engineers. IP however for any reason you consider that Laa On Pong and Sung Tsoong. Tup should be given experience in this country in preference to ong Chun Keung and Lai King-Shung, the F.B.l. would be prepared to examine further whether suitable arrangements could
be