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As an institution for "the maintenance of gɔɔd understanding", a university does not pre judice or conflict with other forms of relationship between the two countries`- governmental, commercial cultural!der n most instances Crample the popli gf the British Osunéil, it reinforces them. We are the Committee is obviously not competent to suggest or to
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svaluate other methods of contributing to "the maintenance of goo understanding", but, in opinion, the development of a first-class university at Hong Kong the most effective in the intellectual field. A scheme of scholarships for Chinese cendergraduates Students to United Kingdom universities would if intended for
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Since this chief purpose had been proclaimed as one of e original aims of the existing Hong Kong University,
ittee inquired to what extent it had served it and whe ther experience disclosed reasons for ito inability to a SOM PO empletely. The University has contributed usefully to Anglo-Chinese relations in the period 1928-38, approximately 30 per cent. of its students came from China the standard of 16 A its professional training, particularly of doctors, teachers of more wholly English, and enginccrs was highly respecte A Chinn.
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it had not succeeded in its broad purpose for three main reasons
its poverty its isolation and competition from Chinese universities. The Committee in analysing these features of the past, tried to assess how far they would prevent the fulfilment of the broad purpose in the future.
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without doubt the inadequate financing of the University was the chief cause of its weakness. It experienced a succession of financial crises, could not plan boldly for its long-term and balanced development, and was consistently understaffed. With a staff over-burdene l with tcaching duties and with insufficient resources, could not become a centre of research worthily representing univety standards and attracting students and scholars to as a centre of learning. In its poverty, it could not provide a system of scholarships to enable students from China to come to Hong Kong or to meet the higher costs of living inevitably involved in its being part of a different economy) Apart from an enuswment contribution in its earliest days from Canton and, for a short time, scholarships from certain Provinces of China, nearly the full burden of financial support fell on local government resources. ut the instance of the British Position/as
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