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Sumpit Allesti 356

So far you know, are the majority of the`Inspectors 19910

in a position to see to that the interpretation in

** aizman: -

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explained to the Chinese "

A.

A.

12 0.

No, owing to the fact that we have only got three

Senior Inspectors who are well up ir. the knowledge of

Chinese; although they have interpreters, they coula

not say whether the translation is right or wrong.

And the District Inspectors the same way, are the 19911

majority of them not sufficient conversant with Chinese

to keep a check on the interpreters ?

If there are any, there are only a few who can speak

Chinese. I have my doubts of there being more than 2 or

3.

Generally speaking the Senior and District Irspectors 19912. in that respect are entirely in the hands of their

interpreters ?

A.

Yes.

Er Lau Chu Pak:-

73

A.

د

Have you sometimes served' notices yotyself ?

I have, hut my notice ie a legal one. All my notices

are legal notices.

14

?.

In that case,

notices.

A.

15

Q.

A.

The Chairman ¦-

I cuppose you do not explain those

19913

19.914

I always explain them to the bast of my knowledge.

foraman Interpreter,

Then I have at present one pid

Flugueror

who is really very good and he can practically read or

arife it, and if he makes a mistake, I can always check

it, though I am not able to speak out the word myself

in pure Cantonsue.

19.915

But you know eufficient Chinese to check the foreman ?

Yes.

19916

And thers are comparatively few of the Inspectors, whic know aufficient Chinese to check their interpreters ?

Yes.

A.

fr Shelton Hooperi-

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19917 With legard to Inspectors generally, is it not part of' their duty to be in uniform during the day 7

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Reference:-

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