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From the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
To the Officer Administering the Government of HONG KONG
Date 1st November, 1950.
No. 1119
1950.
University.
Saving. CONFIDENTIAL
Your telegram No. 1135 of the 5th October,
Colonial Development and Welfare Grant to
Your paragraphs 1 and 3. Grateful for your comments by telegram on following announcement for release simultaneously here and in Hong Kong.
Monh
Bagaar,
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
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Great Britain has made a second gift of quarter of a million pounds to Hong Kong University. was minounced by the Colonial Office yesterday (hero
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The first e Treasury grant was given, years ago as a gesture by the United Kingdom Government towards the rehabilitation and development of the University which was extensively damaged and looted during the war.
The money was untouched pending discussions between the United Kingdom Government, the Hong Kong Government and the University authorities on detalled proposals for reconstruction.
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These plans, weste modified, from time to time in the light offertsaiscussions resurted in a minimum
devel9pment programme involving a capital expenditure of at least £500,000.
The new allotment of £250,000, now made available from funds set aside for higher education under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act of 1945, will increase the sum to £500,000 which is in respect of capital expenditure only.
Grateful if you would mggest date or tine for simultaneous release convenient to you, if you agres
terms of announcement.
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