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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
PROVISIONAL POWERS COMMITTEE HELD IN THE
COLONIAL OFFICE ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 213T, 1946.
Present
Mr. D.J. Sloss,
Absent
Mr. A. Morse.
1.
Mr. S. Caine,
Miss A.M. Ruston.
The Committee received notification of the Secretary of
State's appointment of the following members to constitute the Provisional Powers Committee - Mr. D.J. Sloss, C.B.E.,
Mr. A. Morse, C.B.E., Mr. S. Caine, C.M.G., Miss A. M. Kuston.
2.
The Committee formally adopted and confirmed authori-
zations given by the members of the Committee at previous
meetings pending its formal constitution as follows:-
(a)
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The Committee confirmed all payments made by the
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during the period December 1st, 1941, to February 20th, 1946,
as shown in the appended statement of accounts. (16) The Committee agreed that 90% of the salaries that
would have been due to members of the sterling paid
staff had the University been functioning should
be paid to them for the period of the Japanese
occupation and that the period in question should
be taken as 1st January, 1942, to 31st August, 1945. (c) The Committee therefore authorized the payment of
salaries as shown in column 10 of Schedule B and C
of appended statement of account to members of the
sterling paid staff, subject to their agreement to
return to duty if required.
(a)
The Committee approved the forms of letters to be
sent to members of the staff with cheques for salaries
and for provident fund payments.
/(e)