CO129-080 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [1-3] — Page 409

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

432

a scheme for the establishment of Colonial Cadetships - I propose that the Cadets shall devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony solely to the study of the language - that when qualified they shall at first be employed as Interpreters - and that after a stated term of Service in this capacity they be considered eligible for promotion to such vacancies as may occur in the Civil Service of the Colony.

I have the honour to submit this scheme for your Grace's consideration. It differs in two important particulars from the course adopted by the Foreign Office in the appointment of Student Interpreters for the Consular service in China. It proposes (1) that the study of Chinese shall not commence until after the arrival of the Cadet in China; (2) that the

Edit History

2026-05-18 22:26:16 · NVIDIA / meta/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct
Live
View comparison
AI Proofread
432 a scheme for the establishment of Colonial Cadetships - I propose that the Cadets shall devote themselves for a certain time after their arrival in the Colony solely to the study of the language - that when qualified they shall at first be employed as Interpreters - and that after a stated term of Service in this capacity they be considered eligible for promotion to such vacancies as may occur in the Civil Service of the Colony. I have the honour to submit this scheme for your Grace's consideration. It differs in two important particulars from the course adopted by the Foreign Office in the appointment of Student Interpreters for the Consular service in China. It proposes (1) that the study of Chinese shall not commence until after the arrival of the Cadet in China; (2) that the
Baseline (Original)
$ 432 a scheme for the establishment of Colonial Cadetships - I propose that the Cadets shall devote themselves for а certain time after their arrival in the Colony solely to the study of the language _ that when qualified they shall at first be employed Interpreters - and that as after a stated term Service in this capacity they be considered eligible for promotion مان vacancies may occur ite in the Civil Service of Colony. have This scheme which I now the honon to submit for your Grace's consideration differs in two important particulars from the course adopted by the Freign Office in the appointment Student Interpreters for the Commular service in China. It proposes (1) that the study of Chiner shall not commence. untié. after the arrival of the Endet in China;+ (2) that the
2026-05-18 22:26:16 · Baseline
View content

$

432

a

scheme for

the establishment

of Colonial Cadetships - I propose that the Cadets shall

devote themselves for

а

certain time after their

arrival in the Colony solely

to the study of

the language _ that when qualified they shall at first be employed

Interpreters - and that

as

after

a

stated term Service

in this capacity they be

considered eligible for promotion

مان

vacancies

may

occur

ite

in the Civil Service of

Colony.

have

This scheme which I

now the honon to submit for your Grace's consideration differs in two important particulars from the course adopted by the

Freign Office in the

appointment

Student

Interpreters for the Commular service in China. It proposes

(1)

that the study of

Chiner

shall not commence. untié.

after the arrival

of

the Endet

in China;+ (2) that the

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.