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Peking Union Medical College (of the Rockefeller Foundation), the Christian Universities of China (such as Yenching, Cheeloo, Hanking and West China Universities), as well as the leading · Universities of the Chinose inistry of ducation, many of which receive notable assistance from American sources.
At the outbreak of the Pacific war, the British had little to offset the imposing contribution made by America to education in' the Far Bast, To enable the University of Hong Kong to take a worthy stand in the Orient as representative of the best traditions of British Higher Slugation would call for an expenditure fer beyonu liong Kong's own resus, in fact a generous and dependable subsidy from the Home Government. This fact was recognised in 1940, when both the British Council and the Rhodes Trustees offered some aid to the University,
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A University possessed of this wider scope would need:
(1) New Builuinge: the existing ones are, apart from
war domage, out of date, Anconvenient and uneconomical. Plans for an entirely new site for the University were already being discussed before the war.
(11) Absolutely moder: squigent.
(iii) A largely increased star of Teachers, with proportionately
Increased living accommodation.
(iv) Interchange Staff Arrange ients with United Kingdom and Empire Schools and Universities. Similar arrangements with Chinesc Universition would also be desirable.
:ir, loss also emphaafnos that under the aer conditione the University would used to intein close association with the Home Government, as distrust fron the local licag Zong Government, a vital change fren past policy.
OCHLADERATE IS FEGANDIAL MALOTRATI, OF TUM FACULTY OF BEDICARE.
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The main problems aro briefly touched upon under the following eight nea ingo:
(a) The re-establishment of a high-grade Medical College in.
Hong Kong ahould be aimed at. The College should offer at least all that is offered in the best Chineso Medical · Collego. In addition to the ordinary under-graduate Work the College should provide attractivo post-graduate facilities.
(b) A first class tal or Teachers would be needed. The
staff would nced to be considerably larger than befors the war. Teachers of pro-clinical subjects were grossly over-worked and had little time for research. Jubjects such as dedicine and Surgery are now too vast to be handled efficiently by single Department Heads.. Sub-departments, headed by their own chiefs, would need to be organiscú for each of the main specialities in Mediciar and Surgery « A largo proportion of the senior members of the staff would probably come from Great Britain, but I think it is important that, where possible, Chinese cf proved ability and higher qualificeti- should be appointed to positions of responsible importanc
(c) The establigiment of Jaiting and Exchange Frofessorships
nhould be a prominent feature of the new College.
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