No. 514.
Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
27th June, 1938.
I have the honour to refer to correspondence
on the subject of the report of the Hong Kong University
(1937) Committee.
2.
Full consideration was given to the report
by the Governing Bodies of the University during the past
winter. The important conclusions now reached as regards
the Engineering Faculty, the Professorships of Chemistry,
Physics and Mathematics, the Department of Education in
the Faculty of Arts and the Medical Faculty, as also on
general financial questions, are discussed in the following
paragraphs. The decisions subsequently reached on the
subject of the University's constitution will be reported
to you in due course.
3.
Meetings of the Senate, following meetings of
Faculties, were held on February 3rd, February 24th,
March 3rd, March 10th, March 17th, and April 7th, 1938, to consider the report of the University (1937) Committee.
Before the Senate had completed its consideration of the
report, the University Council by resolution of 11th
February called on the Vice-Chancellor to give his views on the issues raised in the report. This he did in the form of
motions for discussion by the Council. At meetings on April 8th, 25th and 29th the Council first considered the
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,
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