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Mr. Tomlinson.
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Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Sir G. Grindle.
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Secretary of State.
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Dear Dr. Lindsay,
August 1932.
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At the suggestion of the Vice-Chancellor
of Hong Kong University and the Government
of Hong Kong, I have had a talk with
Dr. G.A.C. Herklots, Reader in Biology at the
Hong Kong University, during his recent leave
in England, about the efforts that he is making
to get financial assistance outside Hong Kong
for the development of his own branch of
University work. I need not remind you that
Hong Kong University has at present very
many claims on such local funds as are
available for much needed development$.
It
cannot hope to meet all these claims and there
seems a real danger that this particular claim
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will remain unmet unless external help is
obtained.
From what I have heard from Dr. Herklots,
from the Hong Kong authorities, and from the
the technical advisers in this Office, I feel