THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
- 10. —That regulations f for matriculation, cur- riculum of study, professional examinations, sessions, fees, &c., be remitted to the Governing Body when it has been formed.
11 That the Government Civil Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, Fever Hospitals, &o., be thrown open to the College for purposes of clinical instruction; and that the Authorities of the Military and Naval Hospitals, and of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals, be requested to similarly place these institutions at the disposal of the College.
The Committee, having examined the plans for a College building prepared by Honourable E. R. Belilios, C.M.G., in connection with his generous offer to the present College of Medicine for Chinese, consider that such a building would be admirably adapted to the requirements of the proposed College, and that no better site could be obtained than that which he has offered, on account of its proximity to the Government Civil Hospital.
Finally, the Committee have estimated that an annual grant of $5,600 would be required to meet the expenses of the proposed College, as follows:-
$3,600, as salary of Superintendent, who would probably be provided with quarters in the College building
$1,000, to provide honoraria for ten lecturers at the rate suggested.
$1,000, to cover laboratory expenses,. wages of coolies, and other incidental outlay, PH. B. C. ATRES,
the
Colonial Surgeon, Chairman. GEORGE J. H. EVATT, M.D.
Surgeon-Colonel A.M.S., P.M.O., H.M. Troops, China.
HO KAI
* J. M. ATKINSON,
JOHN C. THOMSON.
* With reservations attached.
RESERVATIONS BY DR. AYRES AND
DE. ATKINSON.
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It appears desirable that two quá should be founded, viz., native apoti and "Licentiates in Medicine and " The qualifications, or rather conditions for the latter, being not less than those required by the General Council under the Medical "Act and that the proposed prospectus be referred to the Privy Council in order to ascertain whether they consider it sufficiently com- prehensive.
Dr. Thomson admits that the present course of study and examination at the College of Medicine for Chinese is not equal to the standard required by the general Medical Act of 1886, nor have all the students been required to pass any examination in Arts previous to their ad- míttance to the College, and we would here remark that the College, as at present con- stituted, does not appear to us a College within the meaning of section 13 of Ordinance 6 of 1884.
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Qualified students of the existing College should therefore be required to pass the usual examinations before being allowed to register the qualification, and the present students de- sirous of continuing their studies in the new College should be required to pass the necessary entrance examination.
PH. B. C: AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon. J. M. ATKINSON,
Superintendent,
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His Excellency
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THE ASSESSMENT FOR 189697.
The following report by before the Legislative Counci
year
Sir, I have the honour to su on the Assessment for the ea
2-By order of His Excellency thể ernor in Council I have made as of the City of Victoria the Kowloon Point, Yaumati, Shankiwan, and Aberdeen.
3. The result of the new valuation the rateable value of the colony has been increased by 8131,073, equi 3.54 per cent.
4.---Comparing the new valuation for the past year (1895-96) under :-
In the City of Victoria
crease in rateable value of In the Hill District an increase of
Government Civil Hospital. La Kowloon Point an increase of
Hongkong, 20th July, 1896.
THE GOVERNOR TO HON. E. E. BELILIOS.
Government House, Hongkong, 31st July, 1896. Sir, I have the honour to forward herewith for your information a copy of a report of the Committee appointed to inquire into and report on the question of a College of Medicine for Hongkong and to inquire whether you are prepared to extend your generous offer to give a site and to erect a building thereon to be used a College to an institution placed under Government control, as recommended by the Committee, or whether you have any modifica
Having signed the report of the Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor to inquire into and report on the best organizations to suggest. tion for a College of Medicine for Hongkong, dated July 15th, with reservations, we have to point out that we differ from the opinions set forth in paragraphs 7, 8, and 9.
2.-The recommendations of the Committee will, I feel sure, commend themselves to you, as they are calculated to secure that permanence and continuity which are of primary importance to an Institution such as it is intended the College of Medicine should be, and I trust this will be an additional reason, if such be necessa: y, offer, which cannot fail to be of benefit to this for inducing you not to withdraw your liberal colony-I have the honour to be, sir, your most, obedient servant,
WILLAM ROBINSON,
Governor.
We are of opinion that if "The Hongkong College of Medicine" is to be founded the con- ditions as to entrance, examinations, and course of study should be as far as practicable in ac- oord with the conditions obtaining in England, otherwise the proposed Licentiateship will give a false impression of the qualifications of its holders and the credit of the College will, in the course of a few years, suffer in consequence.
It must also be borne in mind that if the The Hon. EAR. Belilios, C.M.G. College is successful after the first five years it is most probable that many of the men leav. ing annually will have to seek employment elsewhere than in this colony; it is therefore equally to the advantage of the individual that the highest standard of efficiency should be adopted.
The sixth standard of the new Education Code (Hongkong 1893) does not include in its subjects either Latin or Euclid, and is there- fore below the minimum standard required by the General Council under the Medical Act of
1886.
The proposal to allow lecturers on the sub- jects under examination to assist in such examination is a course not likely to commend Itself generally.
It is doubtful whether as a rule the facilities afforded in this colony with the addition of lecturer in Anatomy and Physiology are suffi- cient to enable students to obtain during a five years" course the standard of efficiency required by the General Council under the Medical Act
́of 1886.
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It must be borne in mind that one of the chief tendencies of Chinese partially trained in Western medicine is the wholesale use of narcotics.
The title of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery, Hongkong College of Medicine, will be liable, therefore in many cases to convey, a false impression, and many of its holders will not be sufficiently qualified to practise medicine and surgery without supervision.
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HON. E. R. BELILIOS TO THE GOVERNOR.
Hongkong, 4th August, 1896. Sir.-I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the 31st ultimo enclosing a copy of a report of the Committee appointed to inquire into and report upon the question of the estab. lishment of a College of Medicine for Hong- kong and inquiring whether I am prepared to extend my offer to give a site and erect a building thereon to be used as a College to an institution placed under Government control as recommended by the Committee.
In reply I desire to state that circumstances have changed completely since my offer was made. That offer was made to an institution then struggling for existence, but warmly sup- ported by Dr. Cantlie and carefully administered by Dr. Thomson. The former has left the colony, the latter is relinquishing hospital work, and the other medical practitioners are too much occupied to take any keen interest in the in- stitution.
My interest was largely made
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pathy with the gallant efforts of the
the two doctors above named to found a College of Medicine for the Chinese.
The situation is now wholly changed. It has been shown by the recent outbreaks of bubonic plague in our midst and the insanitary condi- tion of the city that the work of educating the Chinese in sanitation and a belief in Western medicine is a work that should be undertaken by the Government.
In "Yaumati an increase of ...
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101
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$88,852-equal to
16,775* 18,355*7:79
· 15,921 ›
2,855-372 1,467
36.17
6.61 0.85
In Ma-ti-a-decrease of 060 In Hunghom an increase of In Shaukiwan an increase of In Aberdeen an increase of
5.-In the Hongkong_villages, t..., all the villages or places on the Island excluding those mentioned in paragraph 4, there is an increase of $3,008 or 2.02 per cent., improved tenements.
6.-In Kowloon villages, peninsula excluding places graph 4, there is a decreas per cent, arising from- and an adjustment of the mati, whereby a portion of known as Kungchung have
7-During the period from to 1st June, 1896, interim been made as follows:
wing to new. and
In the City of Victoria. 67 new tenements, rateable value $46,930 76 improved tenements,
able value... Replacing Assessments, amount-
ing to
30,880
21,820
9,060
55,990
-36,445
172 Assessments cancelled, tenements
pulled down
Increase in the City of Victoris.. $19,545
In the Rest of the Colony. 141 new tonements, rateable value
19 improved tenements, rats-
sble value Replacing Assessments, amount-
ing to
$2
1,584
208 Assessments cancelled, tenemen
pulled down...
Increase in rest of colony The total number of tenements interim Assessments being 657 in rateable value 885,080. →→
8. The number of reported vac inspected under section Ordinance has averaged
9.--The usua
persons of
new val
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19,462
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