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471

shall apply themselves

solely to learning Chinese. Why solely is this design?)

1. That at the end of two

able?

that after two years

wo. in a day the duly approved Service as Inter-

n

years study on Soon after. Yes. ?

wards, as they shall be

declared qualified by a

Board of Competent

Examiners the leaders

Shall be appointed Govern-

ment Interpreters, and

be employed in such of

the departments as may

require their Services at

Salaries of £400 per annum,

each without other allow-

ances.

be

Interpreters the Salary increased

to £500 and after three

years service as Interpre-

in the event of suitable,

Yes.?

[6.

7

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+

ter to be considered eligible by the Secretary of State

"for promotion to the "higher Offices in the "Civil Service of Hong "Kong. U que

vacancies occurring for

promotion in the Civil

Service, and ceteris paribus

be preferred to other

Candidates

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2 year

2

1-

r

dl. 200

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at soo

7 years lepen broming Elsjette & hijan offices.

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18 do 22 to w? more ato

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2 you study at 200

2

CF

25 530 years of age.

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471

shall apply themselves

solely to learning Chinese. Why is this design?

1. That at the end of two years study, they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners. Soon after, they shall be appointed Government Interpreters, and be employed in such departments as may require their Services at Salaries of £400 per annum, each without other allowances.

After two years service as Interpreters, the Salary shall be increased to £500. In the event of suitable vacancies occurring for promotion in the Civil Service, and ceteris paribus, they shall be preferred to other Candidates for promotion to the higher Offices in the Civil Service of Hong Kong.

...

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471

shall apply themselves

solely to learning Chinese. Why is this design?

1. That at the end of two years study, they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners. Soon after, they shall be appointed Government Interpreters, and be employed in such departments as may require their Services at Salaries of £400 per annum, each without other allowances.

After two years service as Interpreters, the Salary shall be increased to £500. In the event of suitable vacancies occurring for promotion in the Civil Service, and ceteris paribus, they shall be preferred to other Candidates for promotion to the higher Offices in the Civil Service of Hong Kong.

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471 shall apply themselves solely to learning Chinese. Why solely is this design?) 1. That at the end of two able? that after two years wo. in a day the duly approved Service as Inter- n years study on Soon after. Yes. ? wards, as they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners the leaders Shall be appointed Govern- ment Interpreters, and be employed in such of the departments as may require their Services at Salaries of £400 per annum, each without other allow- ances. be Interpreters the Salary increased to £500 and after three years service as Interpre- in the event of suitable, Yes.? [6. 7 ge Substitute + ter to be considered eligible by the Secretary of State "for promotion to the "higher Offices in the "Civil Service of Hong "Kong. U que vacancies occurring for promotion in the Civil Service, and ceteris paribus be preferred to other Candidates - Funderstand bitt. N. 60 mean 5 2 year 2 1- r dl. 200 emplign ? 21400 at soo 7 years lepen broming Elsjette & hijan offices. i.. if Elected at from- 18 do 22 to w? more ato Interpreting at 400 begin of très al from 2 you study at 200 2 CF 25 530 years of age. However, to follow the instructions more closely and improve readability, here is a reformatted version in HTML, focusing on correcting the obvious OCR errors and maintaining the original content as much as possible: 471 shall apply themselves solely to learning Chinese. Why is this design? 1. That at the end of two years study, they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners. Soon after, they shall be appointed Government Interpreters, and be employed in such departments as may require their Services at Salaries of £400 per annum, each without other allowances. After two years service as Interpreters, the Salary shall be increased to £500. In the event of suitable vacancies occurring for promotion in the Civil Service, and ceteris paribus, they shall be preferred to other Candidates for promotion to the higher Offices in the Civil Service of Hong Kong. ... The latter part of the text appears to be a mix of unrelated numbers and sentence fragments, possibly due to OCR errors or misplaced text. It has been left as is, but it may require further clarification or context to properly correct. Given the constraints and focusing on the initial part of the text that makes more sense, a more accurate HTML representation would be: 471 shall apply themselves solely to learning Chinese. Why is this design? 1. That at the end of two years study, they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners. Soon after, they shall be appointed Government Interpreters, and be employed in such departments as may require their Services at Salaries of £400 per annum, each without other allowances. After two years service as Interpreters, the Salary shall be increased to £500. In the event of suitable vacancies occurring for promotion in the Civil Service, and ceteris paribus, they shall be preferred to other Candidates for promotion to the higher Offices in the Civil Service of Hong Kong. For the rest of the text that seems to be a jumbled mix of numbers and words, a more detailed analysis or context is needed to accurately correct and represent it in a meaningful way.
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471 shall apply themselves bolely to learning Chinese. Why solely is this desing ) 1. That at the end of two able? shat after two years wo. intre a day theilly approved Service as Inter= n years study on Soon after. Yes. ? wards, as they shall be declared qualified by a Board of Competent Examiners the leadets Shall be appointed Govern- =ment Interpreters, and be employed in suda of the soepartments as may require their Services at Salaries of £uce per annum, each without other allow= - ances. be •preters the Salary encreased to £500 and after three years service as Interfire- in the event of suitable, Yes.? [6. 7 ge Substitute + ter to be considered eligible by the Deavelavy of State "for promotion to the "higher Offices in the "Reivil Service of bongs "Shong. U que vacancies occuring for romotion in the bivil Service, and ceteris paribus be preferred to other Candidates - Funderstand bitt. N. 6o mean 5 уто U m D 2 year 2 1- r dl. 200 emplign ? 21400 at soo 7 years lepen broming Elsjette & hijan offices. i.. if Elected at from- 18 do 22 to w? more ato Interpreting at 400 begin of très al from 2 you study at 200 2 CF 25 530 years of age.
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471

shall apply themselves

bolely to learning Chinese. Why solely is this desing )

1. That at the end of two

able?

shat after two years

wo. intre a day theilly approved Service as Inter=

n

years study on Soon after. Yes. ?

wards, as they shall be

declared qualified by a

Board of Competent

Examiners the leadets

Shall be appointed Govern-

=ment Interpreters, and

be employed in suda of

the soepartments as may

require their Services at

Salaries of £uce per annum,

each without other allow=

- ances.

be

•preters the Salary encreased

to £500 and after three

years service as Interfire-

in the event of suitable,

Yes.?

[6.

7

ge Substitute

+

ter to be considered eligible by the Deavelavy of State

"for promotion to the "higher Offices in the "Reivil Service of bongs "Shong. U que

vacancies occuring for

romotion in the bivil

Service, and ceteris paribus

be preferred to other

Candidates

-

Funderstand bitt. N. 6o mean 5

уто

U m D

2 year

2

1-

r

dl. 200

emplign ? 21400

at soo

7 years lepen broming Elsjette & hijan offices.

i.. if Elected at

from-

18 do 22 to w? more ato

Interpreting at 400 begin of très al from

2 you study at 200

2

CF

25 530 years of age.

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