the Medical Act prescribes that degrees shall
have been conferred "in a British possession" and
it has been ruled that degrees conferred in this
country by the Emergency Committee could not be
accepted as coming within the terms of the Act.)
Persons proposed for Committee to be known as
University of Hong Kong Medical Degrees Emergency
Committee, are . Gordon King, Ride, Rowell,
B.
Fehily and Hazlerigg.
named should be Chairman.
It is suggested that last-
Certificates giving the necessary particulars of
students eligible for degrees were submitted in Gordon
King's letter to Miss Ruston of 15th August. It is
presumed that he has copies of these certificates.
If not, they can be sent out by air.
On receipt of telegram agreeing to this proposal
letters of appointment would be despatched immediately
and you would be so informed by telegram in order that
the Committee could meet as soon as possible.
Signed copy of Order-in-Council already despatched.
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