4.
MARINE BIOLOGY:
Hong Kong os restricted in the fields of Botany
and Geology by the relatively narrow range of
types of object and phenomena that its geographical situation
affords but for Marine Biology studies it is remarkabley favourably
placed. With the assistance of a grant from His Majesty's Govern-
ment a boginning has already been made to establish a Fisheries
Research Instituto. The Institute is to be a joint responsibility
of the Hong Kong Government and the' University, which will be
responsible for the control of the Institute in its scientific
work. Part of the stuff has been at work since 1939 and the
buildings would have been completed and equipped but for the War.
The Chinese Government and Universities have already initiated a
scheme of Fisheries Research and the University of Hong Kong
was working in friendly co-operation with Chinese institutions
at Amoy and Foochow. This co-operation might be extended with
admirable results on both sides. In the Faculty of Science the
minimum staff in the different Departments were estimated at :
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Chemistry.
Physics:
2 Lecturers
1 Professor
4 more DomonstratorS
2 Lecturers
1, Professor
4 or more Demonstrators
The importance of English.
Botany: & Zoology:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
1 Professor
One of whom would be
1 Lecturer
2 Lecturers
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directly concerned with the the teaching of Medical students.
members of the staff of
the Fisheries Research Institute
Demonstrators.
A Department for the training of teachers should
play a major part in the training of teachers
of English for Chineso. This function should Bar surpass its
work in the provision of teachers for lucal schools, important
though this must be. Provision should be made for the admission
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