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FURTHER ACTION.
In M. Bevinis
the
absence
in Milia scilic
braja May hew
replied
You had some correspondence with Lloyd
last year about Hong Kong University and the
recommendations or the Advisory Committee
for its re-establishment and I think you will
went,
nt,and
wish to know what progress has been made in
obtaining acceptance of the practical issues
involved in the Committee's proposals.
As you know our first step was to seek
)
the full support of the Foreign Office, since
the main recommendation of the Committee was
that the justification for the maintenance of a
first class University rests on the desirability
of attracting students from China Mr. Creech
Jones accordingly wrote to kir. Bevin on the
24th October proposing that there should be a
joint approach by our two Departments to the
Treasury for a contribution from United Kingdom
funds of approximately £500,000 towards the
£30,000 capital expenditure and £3,000 per annum towards
the recurrent expenditure. The Foreign Office
reply was not received until the 21st December
and was then to the effect that, in supporting
a request to the Treasury for a grant for the
University, they would wish to stipulate that
such a grant should be without prejudice to the
financial requirements of the British Council's
work in China and of the proposals in
/the