Saving.
From the Secretary of State for the Colonies. To the Officer Administering the Government
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46
of .HOG FONG...
Date:
19. December, 1947.
No................9.62. zaving.
My savingram No.852, paragraph 4(c).
Hong Kong University.
Prospects of British Council assistance from its foreign expcali turc. Preliminary investigation co.firms view that such prospects are not good as Council funds ore already earmarked and assistance to Hong Kong, University would entail diversion of Tunas from other objects. In any farther approach we should have to indicate roughly how much we hoped for from Council and should I think huve to Bot OLY
woximately how much we expected to raise from cther sources.
I appreciate altficulty of doing this at tuis but kontor i fou Are vet in a position to give ine any information on these lines.
BECAR.