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brought to my notice by Sir James Currie, a member of the
Colonial Office Education Advisory Committee, that Hongkong
University is not at present provided with a faculty of
science. This seems to me to be a serious handicap for a
University in the Far East at a time when the Chinese are
turning to the West for technical tuition and scientific
training.
I imagine that lack of funds has been the main reason
for the lack of such a faculty in the past. This, therefore,
seems to be a suitable moment for remedying this defect.
Should it prove practicable to spend some of this windfall
on the provision of this additional faculty, I think you will
agree that the University should benefit proportionately.
I, therefore, take this opportunity of passing on to
you Sir James Currie's observation with these remarks in the
hope that you may be able to secure favourable consideration
for the suggested expansion of the facilities offered by
the University.
Jour
ever
Hugh Dalton.