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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 5, 1937.

In ordinary cases of failure the candidate may present himself for re-examination at any time, but if he fails three times in any part or parts of the examination within any period of three months, he will not be re-examined until after a lapse of three months from the date of the last failure.

In any cases of failure the re-examination must embrace all the subjects.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

27th February, 1937.

R. A. D. FORREST,

Clerk of Councils.

NOTE. Particulars of books recommended for study by intending candidates for examination, specimen papers, and forms to be filled up by and other information useful to such candidates may be seen or obtained at the Harbour Office, Victoria, Hong Kong.

APPENDIX A.

TECHNICAL SCHOOLS RECOGNISED BY THE GOVERNMENT,

The following is a list of Technical Schools, attendance at which is recognised by the Government as affording remission of some period of the service required to qualify a candidate for examination for a Certificate of Competency as Engineer.

(I.) DAY CLASSES.

When nothing is stated to the contrary, time spent in attending the day classes in Mechanical Engineering of a recognised Technical School is accepted as equivalent to workshop service in the ratio of three years of the former to two of the latter, provided the applicant was over 15 years of age (or 14 years of age in the case of students at Junior Technical Schools) and can produce the Principal's certificate for continuous and regular attendance at all the approved classes and for satisfactory progress. Such time cannot as a rule be accepted as equivalent to more than two years' workshop service.

(a) Name of School or Institution (for Seniors),

**Adelaide.-School of Mines, Adelaide.

**Adelaide. University of Adelaide.

**Auckland, N.Z.-University College, Auckland.

**Ballarat.-School of Mines, Ballarat.

Belfast.-Municipal Technical Institute, Belfast.

*Benares.-Hindu University, Benares, India.

*Birmingham.-University of Birmingham.

Birmingham.-City of Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Suffolk Street, Birmingham. (Two years' full time course and Afternoon Classes.

Time spent by students of the Electrical Engineering Department on work similar to that in the Mechanical Engineering Department to count as equivalent. + Time spent at afternoon classes to count as equivalent to two-thirds of the same period of workshop service, five hours in the classes being reckoned as equivalent to one day.

** Time spent at classes in mechanical or electrical engineering will be accepted at half value up to a maximum of eighteen months.

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