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these functions had not been fulfilled to any great extent.
7. This partial failure and the failure to achieve any effective co-operation with Chinese Universities, except during the period of the Sino-Japanese "incident", were, in our opinion, largely due to (a) the growth of national sentiment and political selfconsciousness in China since the Revolution, (b) the difference of spoken languages and (c) the high cost of maintaining students at the Hong Kong University compared with the cost of Universities in China which have limited the number of Chinese students seeking admission to Hong Kong University, especially from the interior of China.
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We were in a position to consider only the financial aspect of these reasons for failure. In so doing we were mindful of the scholarships *nat have in the past been available at Hong Kong University for Chinese students from China, but we concluded that a much more comprehensive scheme for such scholarships
han he Colony of dong Kong could afford would be necessary to offeet the difference between the cost of living at Hong Kong University and at Chinese Universities to such an extent as would permit the first mentioned functions of the University being fulfilled.
We were then faced with the question whether Hong Kong University should in the future be regarded as an instrument of British policy towards China and the Far Baet es conceived by the founders of the University, or as an institution catering for local needs.
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Our examination of this question and of the probable ducational development in Malaya isi us to ngaire whether we hould savisage a University in Hong Kong and another in Malaya, org cingle and more amoilova British Valversity for the Far
We were inclined to vien avoursoly he possibility of One University endowed in = mennet worthy of 1'e purpose, although wo were rener evenly divided a to ne hot wuchs University should be located in Bong song or falaye, but deci023
that we were not competent of this age to make any tiam peconne adation regarding the future ofatus of the Bri"igh Untervi o Universities in "he
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We recommend that has better, bich will largely depend upon the policy of His fasesty's Government in these debit celce, should be reserved for a consideration of a Commission of inquiry which we pusgea” right
ight be appointed in 'he United Kingdom to visit Hong Kong end akoy no to advise upon
had development of the higher educgional systems fuere in the light of the post, wer situation. at the eme ve 1ed that there may be certain coligations to the farers of Hong Kong Undkraiby mit, tho who, by donations md other
thenorth, må Jorme of angle"ance renderad possible both he foundation and "ne continuance of hat University, ani that the nature of such obligations, 13 ecy, should be exmined and kept in view when the na er is considered after the war.
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1.1. Meanwhile, we recommend that Hong Kong University should, 93 soon as practicable, be revived to serve the immediate needs of Hong Kong during the reconstruction period, the first priority being given to the Medical and Engineering facul leg, while he Arts faculty should be reconstituted primarily for the benefit of students for the teaching profession.
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While emphasising the needs of the Colony we do not overlook certain functions which Hong Kong University was designed o fulfil, especially as regards China, and we recommend therefore *hat the pre-war policy of awarding scholarships at Hong Kong Universi⭑y o Chinese students in China should be revived and
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