Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT. DESPATCH
NO...768.
GOVERNOR.
Sir,
(DRAFT IVY
54147/3/46.
31
ععشر
23/12/46.
SONG KONG.
و
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I have, etc., to refer to the 3rd paragraph
of my despatch No. 22 of the 24th May, and to enclose for your information a copy of the minutes of a meeting of the University of Hong Kong
(59)(One spare Provisional Powers Committee held in the Colonial copy on back
Office on the 21st November.
of file).
ince
FURTHER ACTION.
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2.
Owing to the fact that the members of the Committee technically had not been appointed when the previous meetings were held, these minutes cover all authorisations made by the Committee
since its first meeting of the 22nd March, 1941.
3. As two University members of the Committee
Mr. D. J. Sloss and Mr. A. Morse are no longer in this country, it is considered inappropriate for further meetings of the Committee to be held here. however, Mr. Sloss and Mr. Morse are
/
in Hong Kong, and as, under Section 2(3) of the Order in Council of the 27th March → the powers
of the Committee may be exercised at a meeting Jang gad
at which two members are present, it is suggested"
twas
that any future meetings of the Committee which may be necessary should take place in Hong Kong.
4. It will be noted that under Section 6 of the
Order in Council, the powers of the Committee
cease when the Court and Council of the