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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
Memorandum on the debts due to the University of Hong Kong,
on account of the President and Chinese Frovincial
Government Scholarships.
On August 16th, 1924, the Wai Chiao Pu wrote the
University, acknowledging a letter of July 17th, and stating
that they had received a letter from the Ministry of
Education informing them that steps were being taken to
raise the sum of $54,700 ( amount outstanding on August 31st,
1924, for Peking Government Scholarships) and as soon as it
has been obtained a remittance would be made.
him
2. On February 11th, 1925, Professor C.A.Middleton Smith
wrote to the Vice-Chancellor informing/that Mr. Liang
Shi Yi, (Ex-Premier of China), who was about to leave for
Peking, had definitely promised that he would take up with
the Wai Chiao Pu the question of the payment of the debt to
the University incurred by the Peking Government Scholars.
Professor Middleton Smith suggested that a letter, with a
statement of account, be sent to Mr. Liang Shi Yi. The Vice-
Chancellor wrote to Mr. Liang Shi Yi, under date of February
21st,1925, enclosing details of the sum owed by the Central Government of China, which amounted to $54,730., (The dept
amounted to $81,000 if the money owed by the Frovincial
Governments were included).
3.
On March 3rd, 1925, the Registrar furnished Mr. Liang
Shi Xi with particulars of the Provincial Government accounts
for the education of their students up to 1923. These
amounts were as follows:-
Hupel. Government
$6,457,75
Chihli Government
$9,416.95
Canton Government 6,211.35