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for example as representative Chinese officials, leaders in China's educational service, distinguished Hong Kong
graduates, and the like.
87. We are also conscious of what is perhaps another
phase of the same. tendency, namely that the University seems to lose touch too readily with its students after graduation. The University is still young and it is hardly to be expected that there will yet be much in the way of sentimental attraction. But we feel that anything
which can be done to foster "Alumni Associations" cannot
fail to bear fruit. It is chiefly so that fresh students
can be attracted; and the time might even come when such graduates might be disposed to give practical effect to their loyalty by combining to provide scholarships or in
many other ways. But the loyalty must first be there.
88. As regards the recruitment of teaching staff we
cannot but feel that the University has become too stereo-
typed in its methods; there are whole-time lecturers
recruited from home for life; there are some whole-time
lecturers recruited for a short term of years; there are
local part-time lecturers; and there are a few Hong Kong graduates. We do not wish to say more than that certain other avenues are at least worthy of exploration:- (a) interchange of teachers with the leading Chinese Univer- sities; (b) temporary employment of some of the lecturers sent out to China by the "Universities' China Committee"; (c) arrangements with certain local missionary bodies (notably the Jesuits) who may have persons fully qualified for lectureships, etc.
89. In our opinion "Study Leave" has sometimes been accorded in the past with too little consideration.
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