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statement of their preliminary views should be conveyed

by the Secretary of State to the Governor when forwarding

the Report:-

(a) The Committee, as at present advised, agree

substantially with Mr. Burney's recommendations:

(b) With regard to recommendations (1) (2) and (3),

in the Summary of the Report, the Committee make the

reservation that they have not been able in the time at

their disposal to study fully all the implications of

Mr. Burney's recommendations.

appears to be to provide a suitable course for pupils who

leave school at 16 and do not proceed to the University,

and with this object the Committee are in sympathy:

(c)

The main object of these

Without seeking to disparage the work done by

the various Directors of Education in the past, and while

realising that there may be strong arguments, on other

than educational grounds, in favour of the system of

appointing a Cadet, the Committee consider that on purely

educational grounds the appointment of a professional

Director of Education is now desirable:

(a) They are disposed, on their present information, to

agree with Mr. Burney's recommendation that a Senior

Inspector with the best qualifications should be specially

selected for service with the Hong Kong Education

Department and should be eligible for promotion to the

Directorship:

(3) They are also inclined to favour the suggestion

made orally by Mr. Burney at the meeting for the appointment

of a woman as the second English Inspector:

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