CO129-510-14 Report of committee of enquiry into discrepancies and losses in government departments in Hong Kong... 21-4-1928 - 24-10-1928 — Page 46

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early and Leave late in the

day

all recreation

and, giving up

and all other interests (except the

● Ambulance Corps, referred to later) have worked in the Office regularly, including Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. Whenever I have director of Education it has always

acted

as

been in addition to

my

usual duties. Since

1914 I have liken only the following Vacations,

apart from Home Leave,

5 weeks in 1922; 5 weeks.

in 1926; on each occasion I took the Vacation on

urgent medical advice. During the remainder of that period I have worked regularly as

high pressure 6 or 61⁄2 days every week, and have taken only the minimum of sick few days each year, when absolutely

leave,

a

unavoidable.

very

to a

I have done all this not merely willingly but enthusiastically, since I have seen as a result the Schools in Hongkong attain vey

high degree of efficiency; they at least equal to first-class Schools in England.

are now

I have regretfully to conclude that this whole-hearted devotion à

my

duties

was

taken advantage of by Chan who, I submit, must have constantly watched his

opportunity

and

brought bogus

documents.