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It is surprising to me that His Majesty's Government has failed
to recognise the immense potential importance of the Hong Kong
University for promoting British influence and trade in China,
roperly used there is ne other agency which can compare with it. In
reference to the questions (noted above) from the Secretary of State,
I have conferred with Frofessor Foretar (Education Branch of Art »
Faculty, Hong Kong University) and with Er. Silcock,Hon Secretary,
University China Committee, and I submit the following sugenstions:
That the decretary of State should use his influenos to induce
the Empire Marketting Board to reongnise the importance of
the University for British trade in the Far Cast and provide
a certain number of scholarships for Chinese students from
Chine to Hong Long, and enlarge the engineering faculty, which
at present has about 80 students,
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That he should also une his influence to obtain a grant frem
the Colonial Development Fund to meet crvital expenditure,
(extension of buildings &c.,)
Also to obtain out of the £700,000 mllotted to the
Universities China Committee a certain number of scholarships
for Hong kong graduates from the mainland of China la British
Universities, and to be attached to industries here. Firm s
in Germany and in America gladly attach Chinese as learners,
and so get orders for machinery &c., on their return. Very
few British firms have done so, fearing they might devul ge
trade secrets!
Valuable assistance to Chinese graduatee who wish to come to
England for a post graduate course would be afforded if steamship
lines would give free (or greatly reduced) passages to students
coming to England, especially in the off-season when pacrengers are
few. The Blue Funnel Line have very generovaly done so. The 7 & 0.
+ The Hong Kong degree is the only one accepted by British
Universities. Ite high standard is recognised.
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