CO129-622-7 Department of Commerce and Industry- reorganisation and Annual Report 4-4-1949 - 20-2-1950 — Page 7

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Mr. Campbell

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Any progress, please?

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Mr.Kirkness.

We have had only three applications in response to the Hong Kong advertisement, one of which is from a Dane who possesses no qualifications and whose English is extremely bad. I am therefore ruling him out of consideration. I have arranged to interview another candidate - Mr. Mahoney in December, which is the earliest date on which he can get over from the Control Commission, Germany. He seems quite a likely candidate, though I am not really sure that his health is as good as it should be.

The other candidate is Mr.P. Selwyn at

present working in this office.

I think that it would be wise if we were to warn Hong Kong of the poor response to the advertisement, and I have accordingly drafted a savingram.

Матрим

14th November, 1949.

Br. 2/1/50

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