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The University Library, which includes the Medical Library separately housed in the School of Pathology, has a total of 46,800 accessions (volumes, Government publications, etc.). This figure includes the unique and valuable Hankow Collection of some 3,000 volumes and also the Morrison Collection of some 2,800 volumes. The Library is subscribing to 200 literary, medical and scientific periodicals. Graduates of other Universities are making increasing use of the Library.
The Fung Ping Shan Library, which is a purely Chinese Library, contains 5,073 sets in 45,004 volumes, also houses the following collections: Chu Hsueh Tsai Collection, 1,795 books in 17,618 volumes, Professor Hsu Sin-fu's Collection, 2,570 books in 25,842 volumes and Lo Tun Fu Shih's Collection, 3,186 books in 19,307 volumes. The last two sections are lodged in the Library on a loan basis.
Owing to the outbreak of the European War, it was not possible to proceed with certain major developments such as the provision of a new Science Building and new residential quarters for the staff on the University Estate. The details of both these schemes are complete and the schemes were ready for initiation just as hostilities broke out. A new Faculty of Science has however been established and a new Diploma Course in Education was instituted as foreshadowed in the report of 1938.
A new hostel for women students was formally opened by His Excellency the Governor on the 29th of August 1939. The hostel, which is called "Our Lady's Hall", occupies a fine situation above the University grounds and provides accommodation for 25 students. The hostel is maintained entirely by the authorities of the French Convent in Hong Kong. Students of all denominations are eligible for admission to it.
Residential facilities for women students of the University are also provided by the Church Missionary Society, which maintains a hostel for about 20 students, and by the Sacred Heart Convent, which caters for a similar number. About half the number of women students reside with parents or guardians.
Welfare Institutions.
Please see Chapter X of the 1938 Report.
Chapter XI.
COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT.
External.
SHIPPING.
Hong Kong has one of the finest harbours in the world. It is, in normal times, the chief shipping terminus between South China and the rest of the world. Regular services are maintained by shipping companies of every maritime nation, bringing merchandise, raw materials and passengers destined for all parts of China. Details of the Colony's chief sea communications will be found in Chapter XI of the 1938 Report.
There is normally a vast traffic between Hong Kong and the adjacent provinces of China by junk. This at present is very much depleted.
The total shipping entering and clearing ports in the Colony during the year 1939 amounted to 74,617 vessels of 30,897,948 tons. This compared with 1938 showed an increase of 7,610 vessels but a decrease of 64,808 tons.
23,881 vessels of 29,196,466 tons were engaged in foreign trade, compared with 24,670 vessels of 29,530,384 tons in 1938. British ocean-going shipping showed a decrease of 332 vessels and 1,251,971 tons. Foreign ocean-going shipping showed an increase of 611 vessels and 1,215,467 tons.
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The University Library, which includes the Medical Library separately housed in the School of Pathology, has a total of 46,800 accessions (volumes, Government publications, etc.). This figure includes the unique and valuable Hankow Collec- tion of some 3,000 volumes and also the Morrison Collection of some 2,800 volumes. The Library is subscribing to 200 literary, medical and scientific periodicals. Graduates of other Universities are making increasing use of the Library.
The Fung Ping Shan Library, which is a purely Chinese Library contains 5,073 sets in 45,004 volumes, also houses the following collections: Chu Hsueh Tsai Collection, 1,795 books in 17,618 volumes, Professor Hsu Sin-fu's Collection, 2,570 books in 25,842 volumes and Lo Tun Fu Shih's Collection, 3,186 books in 19,307 volumes. The last two sections are lodged in the Library on a loan basis.
Owing to the outbreak of the European War it was not possible to proceed with certain major developments such as the provision of a new Science Building and new residential quarters for the staff on the University Estate. The details of both these schemes are complete and the schemes were ready for initiation just as hostilities broke out. A new Faculty of Science has however been established and a new Diploma Course in Education was instituted as foreshadowed in the report of 1938.
A new hostel for women students was formally opened by His Excellency the Governor on the 29th. of August 1939. The hostel which is called "Our Lady's Hall" occupies a fine situation above the University grounds and provides accommodation for 25 students. The hostel is maintained entirely by the authorities of the French Convent in Hong Kong. Students of all denominations are eligible for admission to it.
Residential facilities for women students of the University are also provided by the Church Missionary Society which maintains a hostel for about 20 students and by the Sacred Heart Convent which caters for a similar number. About half the number of women students reside with parents or guardians.
Welfare Institutions.
Please see Chapter X. of the 1938 Report.]
Chapter XI.
COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT.
External.
SHIPPING.
Hong Kong has one of the finest harbours in the world. It is, in normal times, the chief shipping terminus between South China and the rest of the world. Regular services are maintained by shipping companies of every maritime nation bringing merchandise, raw materials and passengers destined for all parts of China. Details of the Colony's chief sea communications will be found in Chapter XI. of the 1938 Report.
There is normally a vast traffic between Hong Kong and the adjacent provinces of China by junk. This at present is very much depleted.
The total shipping entering and clearing ports in the Colony during the year 1939 amounted to 74,617 vessels of 30,897,948 tons. This compared with 1938 shewed an increase of 7,610 vessels but a decrease of 64,808 tons.
23,881 vessels of 29,196,466 tons were engaged in foreign trade compared with 24,670 vessels of 29,530,384 tons in 1938, British ocean-going shipping shewed a decrease of 332 vessels and 1,251,971 tons. Foreign ocean-going shipping shewed an increase of 611 vessels and 1,215,467 tons.
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