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good Chinese may be forthcoming if good candidates from this
country are not to be found.
It is a recommendation of the Advisory Committee that
should be
all appointments
open to Chincse and to candidates from
the United Kingdom on the criterian of merit )
©) to proceed at the earliest possible date to arrange for
the re-equipment of the laboratories in Departments. of the
Faculty of Medicine and, subject to a decision yet to be made
by the Committee, of the Faculty of Engineering.
DATE OF RE-OPENING.
The Committce is strongly of opinion that no
attempt should be made to re-open the Univer-
city and to admit students to normal coursos leading to
degroes of the University before the early months of 1947 by
which time:
a) it should be possible to have a decision from His Majesty's
Government on the long term policy on the future of higher
education in Hong Kong.
b) laboratories should be equipped to make possible at least
an essential minimum of practical instruction in the Sciencos.
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a matriculation list based on the results of the London
University General Schools Examination should be ready for
issuo.
NO PRESENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF DATE.
The Committee is of the opinion that no formal announcoment
of a date for the renewal of University activities should be
made until the decision of His Majesty's Government on the
recommendations of the Committee are known.
Mcanwhile members of the staff in Hong Kong will be able to
do useful work in the organising and conducting of revision and
refresher courses in their subjects. The library, undamaged,
will be open for the use of stuff and students.
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