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class. It will be seen later that at present this method is not
applicable to candidates for the Junior Technical School, and
this fact has a considerable effect on its organisation.
After various conversations with Mr. T. H. R. Shaw of
Butterfield & Swire, Mr. E. Cock of H. K. & Whampoa Dock Co., Mr.
K. E. Greig of the Taikoo Dock Co., Captain Hugill, R.N. of H.M.
Dockyard, and the teachers of the Technical Institute classes at
Kowloon and Taikoo, it was decided that an endeavour should be
made to attract and provide accommodation for sons and relatives,
of workers in the various engineering establishments. This would
provide a first useful link between industry and education, and
to
would some extent act as an insurance against undue leakage to
the "black coated" occupations. It was also decided that candidates
would be interviewed individually by the Principal, assisted by
one of the Inspectors of Vernacular Schools, and that they would
be tested in English, Chinese, and General Intelligence, with the
definite proviso that no candidate would be refused because of lack
of knowledge of English. In addition it was hoped that the response
would be such as to enable a high medical, physical, and visual
standard to be set.
As a tentative arrangement it was proposed if possible to
select students whose fathers were employed as follows.
At Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock.
8 places.
Taikoo Dock.
8 places.
P. W. D.
H. M. Dockyard.
8 places.
8 places.
Other establishments.
8 places.
Total
40 places.
The written examination as a method of selection was
discarded for the following reasons.
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