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Mr. Sloss reminded the Committee that the
people on the spot at the time of the collapse
Hong Kong had made the best arrangements possible for
those to whom they had definite commitments, and took
considerable risks in doing so.
Dr. Priestley put the suggestion that it
might be better to pay for students to go to Chinese
universities for a year rather than start too soon.
Mr. Sloss said that unfortunately the
Chinese universities were themselves in a state of
turmoil and confusion at present.
to bawerity
Mr. Smith said any promise to reopen would
have a substantial effect on secondary education in
the Colony. They had to get the schools started up to a certain standardi
If they could go on to the university that was an added incentive, But he hoped
that the education of the Colony would not depend on
this promise of a university education at the end, ..
The Chairman believed that if they telegraphed
eature now for an estimate they would probably receive an
esturicite
in view of The
inflate
Luser
number of people anxious that the university
porisallo
ao
Soon
should be started, and possibly who knows - those
supplica
who supplied the information might themselves be very
keen to make out the beat case.
Mr. Slone remarked that whatever
estimate
they received it would be optimistic.
The
The Chairman expressed the opinion that if
only in relation to the engagement of staff, they could
not advise starting in September 1946. Ho Committee's
If that was
their view, they should be rather cautious about almost
encoura ing the return of optimistic estimates.
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Could they defer the enquiry until the next weeting, but formulate provisionally their wishes, as a result
central of the discussion, with regard to the broad/issue
of
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