F 774/57/10
£200,000
£200,000
sir,
PORZIO TIC,
9.7.1.
8th March, 1929.
97
With reference to Colonial Office letter 62708/1929
of February 11th, I am directed by Secretary Sir Austen
Chamberlain to state that, as regards the claims of Hong Kong
University on the Boxer Indemnity Fund, he has been doubtful
as to the policy of making a definite stipulation in favour
of one single institution an Laplied condition for the
return of the Indemnity, and that it is only owing to the
urgency of Mr. Amery's repeated representations that he
decided to advance ite claims in so prominent and substantial
He regrets, therefore, that he is unable to
support any proposel to ask for more than the two hundred
thousand pounds already suggested.
a manner •
2. Should the Chinese show reluctance in agreeing
to the proposed grants either to Hong Kong University or
to the Universities' Committee, these suggestions would of
course be withdrawn, especially in view of the fact that
Sir C. Clementi finds it difficult to suggest any specifie
purpose to which so smell a sum as two hundred thousands
pounds might be devoted.
3. Mr. Amery is quite correct in assuming that, if the
Chine e Government agree to the proposed allocation to Hong
Kong University, the money would be paid out of the funds
now on deposit before there are handed over to the Chinese
and by virtue of the act of Parliament which will eventually
have to be passed in order to deal with them.
A.
As regards the Universities' China Committee, a
The Under-Seoretary of state,
memorandum/
Colonial Office.