The inauguration of the Examina-Hon Yuan marked the beginning of Chinese evil service reform, Under the Yuan there are two departments. the Examination Commission and the Personnel Department. The Examination Commission takes charge of the examination of candidates for Gove ernment ofliees and after" promising candidates have been selected the {ists are turned over to the Personnel Department which makes _vecom= mendations to the different Govern-
Naturally there are many obstacles in the way of strictly enforcing the examination system for Government toffeers in the Central and local gov ermments, but_with the increasing Influence and prestige of the Central Government, the Examination Yuan has been able to place several hundred qualified officers in' the Central and local governments, With a. life of Tess than ten years, we can say that the Examination Yuan has. me troduced the examination system into he Chinese Government with success.
Those who are familiar with the civil service reforms in England, America and the Continent will ay preciate the difficulties in effecting fuch reforms and will understand that it must be a gradual process. China is no exception and owing to the vastness of the country and. the ied conditions, the dimeulties are greater.
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