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Non-recurrent expenditure
i.
ii.
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£116,000
£70,000)
iii. Now Building
£600,000
iv.
Endowment of basic chairs
£350,000
£1,066,000
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i. ii.
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Departmental Grants
£104,480 per annum £37,500
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£141.980 per annum less
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income of £57,000 - £84,980 per annum
74. In broad terms therefore the provision of a University of the scalo and standard proposed by the Committee will call for an expenditure from sources other than those now available to the University of approximately £1 million capital and £85,000 annually.
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PART V. IMMEDIATE ACTION
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75. By terms of reference the Committee was asked "to advise
however
in some detail on the steps necessary to restart such of the work hitherto undertaken by the University as is essential for tho needs of Hong Kong, whatever the decision arrived at on the broader issue. Early in sessions domittee was we were informed that thoro had been established in London by Order in Council "The Hong Kong, University Provisional Powers Committee" with authority to deal with immediately important University matters until the proper authorities of the University could filfil their functions.
We h
was kept informed of the
have docisions of this Provisional Powers Committee and received the following summary of the action it has taken to facilitate an early resumption of higher education in Hong Kong:-
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"(a) Buildings: The Civil Affairs Administration in Hong Kong has undertaken to push forwarü as rapidly as possible with the work of restoring buildings. The Committee asked that high priority should be given to the repair and refitting of the elementary Science laboratories, of the Medical laboratories, of part of the class rooms in the Arts building, of an office and of residences for students and staff.
(b) Libraries: Nothing was necessary here except the separation away from the University stocks of the large numbers of books from other places which were gathered at the library for safe- keeping. The Provisional Powers Committee has not attempted to make good the wartime deficiency of periodicals and new books, but suggests that towards this end the University should seek the help of the British Council and of the United Nations Organizations.
(c) Laboratory equipment:
English manufacturers of laboratory
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