TNAG-0534-FCO40-629-UK-aid-to-Hong-Kong-Polytechnic-and-technical-institutions-1975 — Page 80

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that "suspensions" would be shown as "cancellations

so as to avoid showing an inflated live vacancy total.

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Mr. Kingwell asked if he could be sent three copies.

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(4) I sat on a panel to interview local candidates (one of them

British) for posts in the textile field.. As this was largely

unproductive, the panel, which included Mr. Barnes of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic as technical assessor, discussed ways

and means of recruitment. It was agreed that TETOC would

prospect more actively for textile specialists without

previous teaching experience for whom introductory courses

at the Hong Kong Technical Teachers College would be provided.

(5) Mr. Kingwell complains that although he has an effective

staff team his work suffers from the lack of a deputy

or assistant.

As a result of this there is a lack of

follow-up and chasing action, and he cited the case of

ån interview recommendation by TETOC which, having arrived

when he was on leave, had no action taken on it.

Among other

things he said he was continually hampered by the system whereby

routine action such as the transmission of indents and offers

of appointments had to be effected by the Secretariat.

It was

Sometimes such action was blocked at a low level and

Mr. Kingwell had to keep a continual watch on it,

because of this sort of thing that two indents which should

have been handled by TETOC had been referred to the London

Office at the Hong Kong Government. As against that,

Mr. Kingwell claimed success in "bending the rules".

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