Annexe 1.
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HONG KONG
No.424.
Colonial office,
Downing Street,
9th November, 1939.
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to your despatch No.425
of the 13th of June on the subject of the recommendations of
the Committee appointed by yourself to investigate and
report on the proper development of the University of Hong
Kong.
2. His Majesty's Government are fully aware of the
importance of the task which the University of Hong Kong
performs in catering for the needs of students from China
and thus serving in an important degree British relations
with that country, and the Committee's recommendations for
increasing the usefulness of the University in this respect
have accordingly aroused His Majesty's Government's keen
interest and sympathy. For my part. I appreciate the
importance of maintaining the original aims of the
University which are emphasized in the Committee's report,
and I would take this opportunity of placing on record my
firm belief that the institution can be developed to serve
the best interests of Sino-British relations in the future, k
and should receive all the support and assistance possible
in order to do so.
3. At the same time, His Majesty's Government realize
that the maintenance of the University's aim and its
GOVERNOR
SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.Ç.M.G.,
development
etc., etc.,
etc.
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