Enclosure. 1.
COPY.
No.3405/1913,
CONFIDEN?
sir,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
398
HONG KONG, 8th. April,–1919.
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I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of and to thank Your Excellency for your letter (2274/19) of the 20th. March on the subject of a proposal
for utilising the British share of the Boxer Indemnity for
educational purposes in China.
I trust that in the event of such a pro-
-posal being adopted the claims of the University of Hongkong will not be overlooked. In the year 1913 His Majesty's Govern-
ment were opposed to such a use being made of the Boxer Indem- -nity, but I am inclined to think that the war will have caused
The a considerable change in the opinion then expressed. University is increasing its staff in all faculties to meet the growing demands made on it, and is providing for a Professor of Education in connection with the faculty of Arts to meet
the needs of the students from North China and Peking in
particular.
Facher.
A sum which may amount to as much as $3,000,000 is required thoroughly to equip the University for the great work that lies before it, and an appeal for funds
will shortly be issued. I enclose a copy of the speech delivered by Dr. Lim Boon Keng at the congregation held in
January. I have known him for more than twenty years since
His great the time he returned from England to Singapore. knowledge of public affaire both in Malaya and in China, and his appreciation of the needs of his fellow countrymen made his excellent speech a memorable and valuable tribute to the position occupied by our University. I am asking the
Secretary of State for the Colonies for permission to devote a sum of nearly one million dollars out of the profits of our
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