No. 159.
AIR MAIL.
Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
17th February, 1937.
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I have the honour to transmit a copy of a letter which has been addressed by the Registrar of the Hong Kong University to the Secretary of the Universities Bureau of the British Empire relative to the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor in succession to Sir William
Hornell.
2.
As regards its tenth paragraph I understand that the practice of the Bureau is to appoint a Selection Committee in such cases, and I feel strongly that the importance of the University to this Colony and its financial dependence upon a local Government grant of $350,000 a year require that the Colonial Office should be represented on such a Committee. If, as I anticipate,
you agree with this view I should be grateful if you will nominate a representative and cause the Secretary of the Bureau to be duly notified.
3. Sir William Hornell will be a difficult man to follow, because his former experience and his personality exactly suited him for the post. I hardly dare to hope that a candidate with equal experience of Western and Eastern education will again be found, but I consider that the following qualifications should be kept in mind as a
criterion:-
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
W.G. A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,
(a)
&C.,
&C.,
&c.