CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 407

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under

which

Temporary

vacancies

at present filled.

Hong Kong should

be

abandoned, and I can

well

understand

that

Page 403

the question of

DRAFT.

the

change

of

method of filling

acting appointments

has frequently engaged

The

attention

of my

predecessors;

it has

been noted

that

to

some extent

the

late officers have

been removed from their

own proper appointment,

and

you

in Hong Kong have led

the way

in this regard;

the existing system

has been viewed

with disfavour;

but although my

predecessors have

been inclined

to adopt some

such alteration

as that advocated by you,

4. It is

understood

because

mechanically

that junior

officers would be placed

in charge of the higher

offices to

the exclusion

of

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under which Temporary vacancies at present filled. Hong Kong should be abandoned, and I can well understand that Page 403 the question of DRAFT. the change of method of filling acting appointments has frequently engaged The attention of my predecessors; it has been noted that to some extent the late officers have been removed from their own proper appointment, and you in Hong Kong have led the way in this regard; the existing system has been viewed with disfavour; but although my predecessors have been inclined to adopt some such alteration as that advocated by you, 4. It is understood because mechanically that junior officers would be placed in charge of the higher offices to the exclusion of
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