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differentiation between Chinese and Europeans and that it would be
necessary to indicate a basic salary for each grade with appropriate
Marriage aut overseas allowances (normally for Europeans), and children's
allowances. It was agreed that the salaries already proposed could
not be incressed and that unmarried and locally recruited men must
therefore receive less. It was also agreed that there should be no
aiscrimination as between men and women either us regards basic
salaries or overseas allowances.
Mr. Sloss agreed to "break down" the
salaries proposed in Part IV into their component parts and to put
forward a proposed scale or basic sularies and allowances for
consideration at the next meeting.
7. It was agreed that Section en Action taken towards the early re-opening of the University) should be retained.
8.
It was agreed that the proposed Section (Changes Recommended
ir the Constitution of the University) should be omitted from the
Report but that this should be embodied in a letter that the Committee
should address to the University suggesting various changes which
they might wish to consider. The main proposals under this heading
would be:-
9.
(a)
(10)
(c)
(a)
that in future the Chancellor should be selected by the
University and should no longer be ex-officio the Governor,
that Government Officials should be nominated by name and
not by office.
that provision should be made for a fuller representation
of graduates of the University on the Senate and Council.
that some arrangement should be made whereby a second
with Visitor of Chinese race should be nominated, the object
being to establish closer co-ordination between the
establish closer
University and educational institutions in China. It was
thought that the appointment of a Chinese to such a post
would be very welcomed in China and would be regarded as
symbolical of the conception of the University as a bridge
between Hong Kong and Ching.
It was agreed that the next meeting should be held on Tuesday,
May 28th.