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I suggest that the revision of the
memorandum on the financial aspects of the Committee's recommendation should await the Governor's reply.
14.10.46.
agutin
We are
with the revisions suggested.
primarily concerned in these draft. &
obstacle to the the major minutes with surmounting
main recommendation of the Report - namely finance. There is a
subsidiary, but nove the less important, difficulty to be also overcome - namely, the University's capacity to
• attract the first class staff
without which it cannot It is I think worth
achieve Its main purpose.
I noting
the
at this stage that the acceptance by Ms Bevin o the fearstang of state of the Scarborough Resort, with its emphasis
the Lvelopment of Chinese studies in the Univesities of this country, should do a great deal towards getting are this difficulty.
Such a development should greatly widen the fild of first class Univesity people who might in attracted by a shot of currice in
I mention this now because my trong trong
to
Bevin is understood to to keenly interested in the
the Scarborough Refurb and, though
! addition to the daft letter to hein,
carzing
aat
do not suggest any
we should laws this point in mind in the discus.com's
with the F.O. that
wary
begia
as from as the letter has
Cut Cop
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govt.
asking
M Lloyd
I have just had a note from the Seastary of State about the positions are the Hongkong Resort, which
to dist
the draft letter to New Bewin eblying.
saying to reach bin in a day orders, & explaining limfley
is likely the position.
Cure.
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Sir G. Gater.
When Mr. Hall had a talk on this matter with Mr. Cox and Mr. Sloss early in September he asked that a memorandum should be prepared dealing with (a) the probable size of the student body of the Hong Kong University, showing the proportions in which it was likely to be made up from China and the Colony respectively; and (b) proposals for the division of
the