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a condition as contrary to public policy

in the case of a male officer. in

conformity with this decision, while

I have no objection in principle

to

restricting recruitment to unmarried

t

Endeavouring to

candidates, i cannot see my way to do

more than warn any candidate who may be

contemplating marriage that he would be

well advised not to marry during his

first tour of service unless he had

private means).

(5) General ignorance in regard to

Hong Kong itself, the conditions of

life there etc., combined with a sense

of the remoteness of the Colony and of

the prolonged absence from home that

service there entails. The spirit of

adventure is not a strong characteristic

of the young man of to-day)

(6) The fact that the post of Director

of Education is held by a Cadet Officer

and not by a professional educationalist.

This lowers the prestige of the whole

Omi t ?

(int.) G.G.

Jos

educational

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