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2. In his despatch Confidential (2)

of the 15th November 1927 Mr. Ormsby Gore

referred to the fact that the post of

Director of Education was held by a Cadet

officer and not by a professional

educationist as one of the deterrent

influences to which the difficulty of

recruiting suitable men for the Education

Service in Hong Kong could be attributed.

He stated that this fact lowered the

prestige of the whole educational service as that

of the Medical Service would be lowered if

it were subordinated to a Cadet Officer under

the title of Director of Medical and Sanitary

Services; and he expressed the opinion that

on the occurrence of a vacancy the post

should be filled by an educationist and if

possible from the existing staff of the

Department.

3.

(No.9 in

30073/27).