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In August, 1926, Dr. Lai and I went on deputation to
alaya. The result of this deputation was the collection of $40,000.
I was decided that instead of capitalizing this amount and ameit-
ing further contributions we should devote this sum of money to
making a start in the direction of improved facilities for Chinese
instruction. With this end in view Drs. Lai and Au were appointed
full time Readers and r. Lam Tung was appointed a whole time
Translator. These appointments were on a purely temporary basis
and for two years only from the 1st January, 1927. A room was
set apart for a Chinese Library, some additional Chinese books
purchased and a Librarian engaged. All this expenditure was met
out of the money collected in Malaya. A class for the teaching
of Cantonese was also opened in January 1927 but the expense of
this class is being borne solely by Government.
4.
The whole time services of Dr. Lai and Dr. Au and Mr.
Iam hung were engaged for 1927 and 1928 solely for the Arts Faculty.
In the early days of the University Chinese was, I believe, a
subject which could be taken up to the Degree stage. This arrange-
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For a con-
ment had, however, been discontinued for some years.
siderable period before the end of 1926 Chinese as a subject in
the Arts Faculty could be taken up to the Intermediate Examination
only. The full time appointment of these three teachers for two
years enabled the Board of the Faculty of Arts to include Chinese
in the Faculty's curriculum as a degrou subject for 1927 and 1928.
There are now the following students of the Arts Faculty taking
Chinese 1st year 7 (of these 3 are external students), 2nd year
4 students, 3rd year 1 student, 4th year no student. This is not
vory encouraging response but it must be remembered that the
subject only rogained its plecs in the degree curriculum at the
beginning of last year. The point which I wish to maks at this
stog is that the University is not committed to anything beyond
the provision of instruction in Chinoso as a degree subject in
the Faculty of Arts and that this commitment cnds with the close
of 1928.
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