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In the past certain posts in Hong Kong, e.g. heads of such departments as the Post Office, Education Department, Imports and Exports Departments, Police Department etc., have been filled by Class I cadet officers, an arrangement
that t
arrangemen
which virtually precluded consideration of officers serving in other Colonies and made the Hong Kong Service a closed Service so far as these particular posts were concerned.
It is undesirable that this system should be resurrected as officers elsewhere in the Colonial Service have a claim to consideration for these posts.
to revert to the above Provided (this is not the intention there is no objection in far to the creation of more Class I posts as proposed. It is, however, essential that the creation of such additional posts should be justified on the ground of responsibilities and superior duties and not merely to create promotion prospects for Class II cadets. It was in order to ascertain this that the enquiry in paragraph 6 of No. 264 was made, and it is certainly not suggested that these posts need be designated. If the Governor is satisfied that sufficient posts with more responsibilities are justified I can see no objection to increasing the number of Class I cadetships as proposed.
I agree
with the above
J.E kup
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275 is pretty fatuous. The Governor's
neen in 245 was suppor.
supported by one argument
only, namely the proportion of
time scale
to super seall posts in other Colonies. Superficially that comparison could not be used to support the reen (see manuserift examples on 245)
and the obvious course
was to seek some clearer justification.
In Nigeria there are 11 porte of Sen. Pendent
out of a total of some 5.50 time & superscall
a
and non
post, and
-designation of such an
insignificant proportion blaring
can have no particular
on the H.K. portion.
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