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joneyed into every part of China at my own expense with a view
to becoming acquainted ith the actual educational conditions there,
in order to help my students to understand conditions in their own
country. But the opposition to my work has been persistent and
relentless, and at last finds open expression in this scurrilous
report which represents a body of opinion in Hong Kong that is
utterly opposed to the idea of higher education of the Chinese even
at their own or the Community's expense although they (the Chinese)
They fear, quite
pay as I have said 97% of the total revenue. They do not want the
competition from the highly trained teacher nor from the well
educated Chinese merchant, or banker, or doctor.
groundlessly, for their livelihood and prestige.
flourish in such a hostile atmosphere, and when those who dominate
its councils, are opposed to
to the principles which the University is
established to promote.
No University can
I do not know where the solution lies, but it does seem to me.
that the position of the (word missing) would be more secure if the
Imperial Government in some way or other could extend the activities,
even in a small way, of the Universities Grant Committee to include
Hong Kon We must have Imperial recognition. A Consul on the
Court
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The Report must have a most damaging effect in China,
and can only rejoice the hearts of those who have produced it, for
the intention of the sponsors of the report i to red re the status
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of the University to that of a higher school if they cannot destroy
it altogether.
Why should so small a minority exercise such unbounded power?
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