CO129-569-8 Reorganisation of Administrative Service 4-4-1938 - 17-11-1938 — Page 6

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to bring about for the Governor difficulties of this

sort merely for the sake of aligning the Hong Kong

administrative facade witn that of other Colonies.

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I would therefore suggest that the S. of S.

should accept the Governor's view on this important

matter for the present, not even objecting to any of

tne posts listed in paragrapn 8 being described as

tnose which would normally be occupied by officers

in the senior caare of the Hong Kong Cadet Service.

Taking the Directorship of Education, for example,

the Governor knows well that the recent appointment of

Mr. Sollis from kalaya as Senior Inspector of English

Schools nas benind it the intention that Mr. Sollis

will have a claim to the Directorship of Education at least as good as any of the Cadets. I think that in

practice it will be found unlikely that, even if certain technical departments pass out of the control of Cadet

officers, there would be any justification over the

next few years at any rate for reducing the establish-

ment of the higher cadre of the Cadet Service. The

demand for the services of adet officers with high

education qualifications, a thorough knowledge of the

Chinese language, and lifelong experience of the

problems of Hong Kong, its population, and its day to

day relations with China, is likely to increase.

9.5

This despatch does not raise precisely

the question whether it is proper that certain

technical and semi-technical Headships of

Departments in Hong Kong should be reserved for

Administrative