policy of the Chinese Universities.
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He considered
that Hong Kong University should aim at attracting
men from China who at present were flocking to
America and Turkestan.
Mr. Vischer drew attention to the large number
of wealthy and upper-class Chinese students who had
come to Europe for the purpose of study and who were
at present living in Lordon. Their object was to
enter the Government service of the future China.
As an explanation why Chinese students preferred to
go to other countries rather than to England he
quoted the instance of a student in this country
who wished to take a year's course of instruction in
flying. The fees which the Royal Air Force proposed
to charge were prohibitive, so the student went to
Germany where he was willingly given a course of
instruction for a purely nominal fee. He considered
that Hong Kong University should not be modelled on
the Chinese Classical Universities.
Sir Michael Sadler
suggested that one of the
Secretaries should write to Sir William Hornell sug-
gesting that he should communicate with the Hebdomadal
Council at Oxford regarding the substitution of
classical Chinese for Latin.
The following resolution was then passed by the
Committee :-
(a) "The Committee support the Vice-Chancellor in
his proposals for the entrance examination,
but would draw attention to the consequential
alterations which appear to be necessary in
the school curriculum.
(16)
The Committee are impressed with the desirabil
ity of founding a faculty for the study of