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candidates for these appointments in
the future. My Private Secretary,
Major Furse, has discussed this matter
with Mr.Mc Elderry during his leave of
absence in this country and you may
think it advisable to talk the matter
over with Mr.Mc Elderry on his return
to Hong Kong.
13. Briefly, the main points are
these. In the first place it has been
found by experience in recruiting for
Educational Departments in other Colonies
that, under post-war conditions, it is
impossible to secure a sufficient supply
of recruits of a suitable stamp and
educat ion, if the possession of a diploma
in education or of previous teaching
experience is insisted on. A proportion
of such men may, it is true, be secured
in any year, but for the majority of
appointments it is necessary to rely on
securing young men of the right stamp as
soon
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