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subjects of the curriculum;
it would be the matter of a Department with its own Professor. This status is not universally conceded in British Universities. Hitherto the teaching has been done by part-time lecturers members of the Colonial Medical Service. Medical Jurisprudence and Radiology also were taught by the Government Medical Officers who held specialist appointments.
Preventive Medicine and Public Health.
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The importance of this Department of Medical Education in the conditions of Hong Kong cannot be overstressuã. in order to achieve a close integration of terching and practice it was agreed that the Deputy Director of the Medical Services of the Hong Kong Government should hold also the Professorship in the University. The arrangement had not worked long enough before the War to justify a judgment of its success or failure. museum of Hygiene was in process of developing when War supervened. A post-graduate course held in 1941 attended by about forty medical men, mainly from China and the Forcus, convinced the University Council that it would be justified in making provision for refresher courses in a wide rune of medical subjects, for post-graduate Diploma courses in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. If this lattor development were achieved it might be necessary for the Professorship to become a full- time appointment.
Pathology.
The University Department does the Pathological work of the Government Hospitals on the Island of Hong Kong as well as of the University wards of the hospitals. Its very complete museum was looted by the Japanese, and the records of over thirty years work destroyed.
The staff suggested for this Faculty is:
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Surgery
Professors
Lecturers
Part-time Lecturers.
1
HAA
1
1
1
2
1
1 Nutrition
1 Bacteriology
1
2 General Surgery
1 Orthopaedic
1
Medicine and
Tropical
Medicine
1
3
Preventive
1
2
Medicine and
Public Health
Pharmacology
1 (?)
Medical Jurisprudence
6 or 7
13
Demonstrators
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2 or 3
1 Ear, Nosc & Throat
1 Anaesthetic
1 Radiology
1 Pacdratics
1
1
7
9
Department of Engineering and Department of Architecture
In the early days of the University local commercial, industrial and shipping firms contributed generously to the equipment of Engineering laboratories, but some of them were disappointed that the University did not produce overseers and
/foremen,