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It is surprising to me that Ris Majesty's Government has fail ed
to recognize the immense rotential importance of the Hong Kong
University for promoting British influence and trade in China,
Properly used there is no other agency which can compare with it. In
reference to the questions (nsted above) from the Secretary of State,
I have conferred with Srofessor Forster (Education Branch of Arts
Faculty, Hong Kong University) and with Mr.Sileock, Hon Secretary,
University China Committee, and I submit the following sugestions:»
That the Secretary of State should use his influence te induos
the Empire Marketting Board to recognise the importance of
the University for British trade in the Far East and provide
a certain number of scholarships for Chinese students from
China to long kong, and enlarge the engineering faculty, which
at present has about 80 students,
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That he should also use his influence to obtain a grant from
the Colonial Development Fund to meet oɛrital expanciture,
(extension of buildings ho.,)
Also to obtain out of the 2200,000 allotted to the
Universities China Committ»e a certain number of scholarships
for Hong Kong “Tadustes from the mainland of Ching to Britis
Universiting, and to be attached to industries here. Pirms
in Germany and in America gladly attach Chinese as learners,
and so get orders for machinery ko,, on their return. Very
few British firms have dene so, fenring they might devulgo
trade secrets!
Valuable assistance to Chinere graduates who wish to come to
England for a post graduate course would be afforded if steamship
lings would give free (or greatly reduced) prenages to atudents
coming to England, emmoially in the off-season when passengers are
few. The Blue Funnel Line have very generously done so. The F à 0,
+ The Hong Kong degree is the only one accepted by British
Universities. Its high standard is recognised,
and