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Note on Hong Kong University,
(a)
(b)
(c)
29.7.31
The Decretary of State as the Committne -
To "mgsert any special line of inquiry that the University
should be advised to pursue.*
Yer *guidance er information regarding the possibility and
desirability of attracting Chinees studente from Hong Kong
te British Universities and workshops,"
"Regarding steps that might generally be taken at home for
bringing the intellectual life of Great Britain and China
(Hongkong) into clorer contact".
Twenty years ago as úevernor of long kong i was deeply
impressed with the dense effect which was being produced in China
by the returned Chinese graduates from Asterion,
(1)
Politically, Imbued with ultra-democratic theories of a
Ematarn type they inculented the Qinese youth in the
Collages with revolutionary ideas, and in my view were in
the main cause of the Revolution and 20 years of subsequent
Civil far.
(3)
ZognomicallX.
Graduates from American Universities with
engineering degrass were eagerly sought after for the
Railways and every other kind of Public Forks which at that
time were being feverishly pushed forward, Thaue young men
were familiar only with Amerionn methode and veed only
American standards and designs. Naturally, therefore,
erdare were placed with Asoriesn firme of which they had
confidant knowledge.
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America: noouraged Chinese students to go to American Universities,
They were made much of there, The Boxer Indemnity was rasitted and
used for this purpo80.
The British feeling was the rev arse. Not only were Chinese discouraged
from going to England, but there was (and still is to some extent,
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