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the pressing needs of the mission hospitals.
If the new organization makes good in such a system of co-operation it will command the confidence of a wide constituency, both Foreign and
hinese, when later on it seeks to more fully develop medical educational work. We also consider that on the establishment of step one, say in
hree to five years' time, the experience gained by the Hospital Staff in the condvot of this post-graduate school will have rendered the question if the beat medium of Instruction Chinese or English a matter more Basily decided than at present. Further, by that fime the question of 30-operation with the Hong Kong University Medical School, and whether it
an be relied upon to provide for the needs of missionary medical ducation, will also have been clarified.
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The method of reorganization suggested is as follows; The Cantun Christian College Trustees shall become the nucleus of the hew Directorate which shall include representatives of such other Mission
baris as wish to co-operate. This Directorate shall undertake the esponsibility of re-organizing, staffing, equipping and developing
he Canton Hospital." Representation of the participating bodies shall be according to contributions to staff, pemanent plant and maintenance, 28 is mutually agreed upon. Other details would necessarily be provided for in the Constitution and By-Laws of the new Directorate.
With reference to the local administration of the medical work in antor o suggest that the staff shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the unduct of the affairs of the Hospital and Buch
ducational work as shall be developed in connection therewith. The Hospital Staff should have an Executive Committee composed of the Medical Superintendent, the Dean and three other members elected by the Staff.
order to ensure the closest relationship of the medical work with the ducational work of the Canton Christian College we suggest that the ospital Staff shall be represented upon the College Council and that he Council shall be represented upon the Hospital Staff.
When the new Directorate has been formed, the Canton Medical ssionary Union, which at present controls the work of the Canton ospital, would commit its functions to the new organization.
It is also suggested that the Canton Medical Missionary Society. uld agree to give the use of the Canton Hospital property to the new Fectorate upon the same advantageous teme which pertain to its resent agreement with the Canton Medical Missionary Union.
When the new Directorate has been formed the delegation will hold Belf ready to assist it for a limited period at the home base in any ffort it plans to raise the necessary funds.
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