WD
expresed
Colonial Office was laid down in paragraphe HKUAC
lex formed in HK WAC Paper No. 1 and paragraph
were
of No. 3. but that if the
Committee was of opinion that this policy was wrong it
was at liberty to say so.
For this reason section (a) had been
of the terms of reference was included.
4. The Chairman referred to the adverse view expressed
(HKURT NOY)
Sir Andrew Caldecott jetter and to a suggestion in HKOAC No./
1945 that an
Paper 2 (paragraph 10) (Committe
alternative to a reconstituted University at Hong Kong
was a British University of the Far East to meet the needs
of both Malaya and Hong Kong.
!!
Sir Edward Gent stated that the purposes of the Committee
IKORE No.
of 1943, which reported as in Paper 2 were essentially
short term", but that this Committee might wish to express an
opinion on the proposal for a joint University.
The Chairman pointed out the necessity of recommendations)
short-range at to restore as early as possible
certain activities of the University and also the difficulty
Such teramandations
without
of making short term proposal which would not complicating
decisions on a long-term policy.
6. Professor Penson inquired if the intentions of the
founders of the Univeristy were still applicable in
changed political conditions. She referred also to the
difficulty of defining the scope and nature of a University
of Hong Kong without fuller information as to what had
been achieved in the past, and in what fields.
He AGREED to circulate
The Chairman offered to obtain such information as
members might desire to have.
copies of the Report on the Development of the University
presented to the Chancellor in 1939.
hard
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reasons why the original purposes of the limeandy Mr. Sloss outlined his view of the adverse influence not be fulfilled!
die woh to founding of the
coincided wist the rise of on the newly founded University if the nationalistic feeling
The fover that
developed in the Chinese Republic. He pointed out that
overseas Chine se had come to Hong Kong in increasing numbers,
especially from Malaya and the Dutch Indiesy and added
(used 0)
/Professor Hinton