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DRAFT. LETTER
SIR BERNARD GILBERT, K. C.B.,
K.B.E.,
TREASURY.
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For Sir Thomas Lloyd's signature
Dear Gilbert,
FURTHER ACTION.
Re-establishment of Hong Kong
University
Thank you for your letter of the
(44) 12th September. It is naturally disappointing
to have to abandon all immediate idea of
making progress towards the larger Hong
Kong University, but I note that you would
be prepared to review the project next
Par year. I think I should mentioned for your
information that since my letter to you
(41)
of the 23rd August we have heard from Hong
Kong that substantial contributions might
be forthcoming from Chinese subscriptions
if H.M.G. were to support the scheme of the
larger university, but that we could not
expect much from such sources in the absence
of support from H.M.G.
I am grateful for your assurance that
the decision to defer the university scheme
does not necessarily commit us to the
postponement of other projects.
Yours sincrerely,