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5. NONE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS IS CONSIDERED YET TO HAVE
SHOWN THE QUALITIES NECESSARY FOR THE CHARGE OF SUCH A LARGE AND
COMPLEX ORGANISATION AS THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, EXCEPT POSSIBLY HAYE. HAYE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR SOME YEARS IN THE SPECIALISED
FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND NEEDS TO BROADEN HIS
EXPERIENCE AND BE TESTED AT THE DEPUTY LEVEL BEFORE A DECISION
CAN BE TAKEN AS TO WHETHER HE IS SUITABLE FOR THE POST OF
DIRECTOR.
6. AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A SUITABLE CANDIDATE IN
THE DEPARTMENT WE CONSULTED THE CHIEF EDUCATIONAL ADVISER, NO
CANDIDATE OF SUFFICIENT REPUTATION AND DISTINCTION COULD BE
FOUND.
7. WE THEREFORE CONSIDERED POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FROM THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS. WE DO NOT WISH TO MOVE ANY EXISTING
SUBSTANTIVE SECRETARIES, THE FIVE SUBSTANTIVE STAFF GRADE A OFFICERS
ARE KIDD, ALEXANDER, TOPLEY, WILSON AND DAVIES:
(A) KIDD IS NOT CONSIDERED SUITABLE AND HAS ONLY RECENTLY TAKEN
UP HIS POST IN LONDON:
B) ALEXANDER IS ALREADY OVER NORMAL RETIRING AGE:
(C) TOPLEY IS RECOMMENDED FOR REASONS GIVEN BELOW:
D) WILSON IS NOT CONSIDERED SUITABLE AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN
SELECTED FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES: (E) DAVIES IS A GOOD AND EXPERIENCED ADMINISTRATOR, BUT HAS
ONLY RECENTLY TAKEN OVER AS SECRETARY FOR SECURITY. HE HAS
NO EXPERIENCE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES SIDE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN
HONG KONG LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE THE GENERAL BACKGROUND DESIRABLE.
8. TOPLEY HAS DONE WELL IN THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, AND HAS MADE A GOOD START IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. HE HAS
SERVED IN A WIDE RANGE OF DEPARTMENTS IN HONG KONG OVER A LONG
PERIOD. HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND IS RECOGNISED AS OF HIGH INTELLECTUAL CALIBRE. HE IS A CANTONESE SPEAKER AND, ALTHOUGH IN THE PAST HE HAS APPEARED OCCASIONALLY AGGRESSIVE OR ABRASIVE, HE HAS MELLOWED:
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