CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 440

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Appointments may be given to duly qualified persons from outside the Civil Service; the Caders having a preferential claim when they possess the necessary legal or other knowledge.

The appointments of First Clerk to the (1) Court office, (2) Treasury, (3) Surveyor General's Department, (4) Harbour Master's Office, (5) Post Office, (6) Colonial Magistrate, (7) Police Department are generally efficiently filled by natives of Hongkong; who have prospects to look forward to in entering the Civil Service of the Government. The better posts are attainable by them.

Governor to Secretary of State

It should be brought to the notice of intending entrants to the Civil Service that competitive examinations, in which paramount importance ought, for various reasons, to be attached to the English Language, laws, history, and literature, will be held on 1st and 2nd April next.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most Obedient Servant

S.B. Owen

Forwarded to ...

9038.

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10 436 Appointments may be given to duly qualified persons from outside the Civil Service; the Caders having a preferential claim when they possess the necessary legal or other knowledge. The appointments of First Clerk to the (1) Court office, (2) Treasury, (3) Surveyor General's Department, (4) Harbour Master's Office, (5) Post Office, (6) Colonial Magistrate, (7) Police Department are generally efficiently filled by natives of Hongkong; who have prospects to look forward to in entering the Civil Service of the Government. The better posts are attainable by them. Governor to Secretary of State It should be brought to the notice of intending entrants to the Civil Service that competitive examinations, in which paramount importance ought, for various reasons, to be attached to the English Language, laws, history, and literature, will be held on 1st and 2nd April next. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most Obedient Servant S.B. Owen Forwarded to ... 9038.

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436

apkraibments may

be given to dubs

qualified pererad from outside the Civil Service; the Caders having a prejementiai cixian mey when they paccess the resectary bagal or other

knowledge.

The apponituents of first Clerk to the (1) Our it office (2.) ~ Treasury, (3) Surveyor Fenerali a partment, (4) Starbour Shasier,

16 Post

Post office. (6) Colier Magistralis.

(7) Skice Departmenta

com

generally

be efficiently filler by natives of

Hongkong; who workers wroes of the

better posts are

are attainable by them.

will have so prospects to look

* Governor to

Secretary of State

fortrand to in entering the Civil Servies of the Rovement. Its

of have

printer out eichert, introunce to the

1:39 of 232 iveal Art Service should be b

April halt.

For

9038.

Competitive examinations, in which,

paramount importana ought,

Árious rassens, to be even to

xccuruti kumviehqi

the

English

Language, laws, history, and

literaturi.

I have the honour to be,

Thy Lord,

Your Lordships mot Steviant Stumble Servant

S.B. owen

Arward

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