CONFIDENTIAL
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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No. HKUAC 22.
recomendations
Summary of
contained in papers already circulated for the extension and development of the University in academic matters.
I
Undergraduate courses and teaching.
From the University Committee 1939
1939) Report.
of the
a). Faculties of Arts and Science.
(i) · The development of honours courses
in Physics and Chemistry (including
provision for a laboratory for micro-analysis
(ii) Extension of existing courses in
Botany and Zoology to cover four years of
University work.
(iii) The provision of honours teaching
in English and of courses for the
comparative study of English and Chinese
Literatures.
(iv) development of courses in basic
western philosophy, and of comparative
studies in Eastern (Indian and Chinese)
and Western thought.
(v) Widely increased provision for the
teaching of History and Geography.
(vi) The development of an honohrs course
to include History, Economics and Politics
(with special reference to Chinesa
!.
Economics and Politics).
(vii) Courses in Chinese (Cartonese and
Mandarin) be developed for the training of
candidates for the professions, Medicine,
Engineering, Teaching particularly.
(b) Faculty of Medicine.
(i)
That as extended General Hospital
gecommodation in Hong Kong and Kowloon is -
developed the queen Mary Hospital be
organize
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