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show that the education of Chinese

Youth in this

Colony

is not as

advanced as I expected it to be

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordshific Most Obedient

humble servant,

Apes Gamerg

Jamesy Governor

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS, HONGKONG.

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The following Minute by His Excellency the Governor was published for general information on the 30th May last:-

MINUTE BY THE GOVERNOR.

As a general rule, all appointments at my disposal in the Civil Service of this Colony will be given by a system of Competitive Examinations, similar to that which is established for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom by Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 4th of June, 1870.

Any young man in the Colony can compete for such appointments.

Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners that I may from time to time nominate:-- 1st. That he is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation or employment to which

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he desires to be admitted;

2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere

with the proper discharge of his duties;

3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for such situation or employment; and 4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his

official duties.

J. POPE HENNESSY. 28th May, 1877.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

A Competitive Examination for a vacant Clerkship in the Registrar General's Office, will be held

at 10 A.M. on Thursday, the 7th of June, in the Council Chamber, Government Offices.

The Salary of the vacant post is Fifteen Dollars a month.

Candidates should send in their names, with any Certificates or Testimonials they may possess,

to the Registrar General, before Noon on the 6th June.

The limits of age for this appointment are 16 to 24.

The following Gentlemen have consented to act as a Board of Examiners on this occasion:-

The Right Reverend Bishop BURDON.

The Honourable CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.

No ACHOY, Esquire.

For the existing vacancy, the examination will mainly consist of translations from Chinese into

English, and English into Chinese.

The Examiners will lay before the Governor the names of the three Candidates whom they may determine to be the best, and from those three the Governor will select the person to be appointed.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th May, 1877.

On the 7th of June, the Examination, in accordance with the foregoing Minute, was conducted by the Examiners, when Mr. FUNG CHIU FONG, the only candidate who offered himself for the Examination, was reported by the Examiners to be duly qualified for the post; and he was accordingly appointed by the Governor.

The following Notification appeared on the 23rd of June, respecting a vacant Chinese Clerkship:—

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

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A Competitive Examination for a vacant Clerkship in the Police Magistrates' Office, will be held

at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, the 10th July, at the Justices' Room, Magistracy.

Any young man in the Colony can compete for this appointment.

Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners :----

1st. That he is within the prescribed limits of age;

2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere

with the proper discharge of his duties;