CO129-535-1 University of Hong Kong- vacancy for Reader in History 12-5-1931 - 22-3-1932 — Page 4

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appointments are in the service of the Government.

Selections would be made as at the Governor's

request on behalf of the University.

Any agreements

that might be necessary would be signed in Hong Kong, apart from the usual passage agreement entered into

with the Crown Agents.

Following upon this arrangement one or two

vacancies were reported and referred to Appointments Gov./11327/26 Branch; but in 1926, on the occurrence of a vacancy

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for a Lecturer and Tutor in English, Mr. Hoell (the

Vice-Chancellor) wrote to Mr. Ainsworth of the Board

of Education, a personal friend, and invoked his assis-

tance in selecting candidates for the post. The

Appointments Branch

gladly concurred in an

arrangement which relieved them of this burden and

the Board of Education were officially requested to

proceed to the selection of a suitable candidate.

It was agreed that theoffer of appointment should

come from the Colonial Office.

Subsequent vacancies have been filled in

the same way, candidates being selected by the Board

of Education and receiving the offer of appointment

from the Colonial Office.

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We have, however, in

a Press advertisement

a vacancy for a Prof of Patts slogy", which had not otherwise been reported bere, stating that afflications for the fost should be addressed to the C.M.O., M/H.

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