CO129-311 - Acting Governor Major Gen Sir Gascoigne - 1902 [5-7] — Page 43

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and a High School for Chinese, but I am not at all prepared to accept as a general principle that education should follow the lines of race; and I cannot consent to exclude any nationality from the main school of the Colony - the Queen's College. Parents who do not wish to send their sons there are not compelled to do so, but if they wish to send them knowing any real or alleged objections to such a course, they should certainly not be prevented from carrying out their wishes.

In his despatch Fo.179 of the 8th of May, Sir W. Gascoigne has enclosed correspondence showing the conditions under which Mr. Ho Tung has consented that the School at Kowloon which has been built at his expense shall be maintained for children of European British parentage only and not as he had intended for children of all nationalities.

I can only say that in my opinion Mr. Ho Tung

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42 and a High School for Chinese, but I am not at all prepared to accept as a general principle that education should follow the lines of race; and I cannot consent to exclude any nationality from the main school of the Colony - the Queen's College. Parents who do not wish to send their sons there are not compelled to do so, but if they wish to send them knowing any real or alleged objections to such a course, they should certainly not be prevented from carrying out their wishes. In his despatch Fo.179 of the 8th of May, Sir W. Gascoigne has enclosed correspondence showing the conditions under which Mr. Ho Tung has consented that the School at Kowloon which has been built at his expense shall be maintained for children of European British parentage only and not as he had intended for children of all nationalities. I can only say that in my opinion Mr. Ho Tung

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។ 42 and a High School for Chinese, but I am not at all prepared to accept as a general prin- ciple that education should follow the lines of race; and I cannot consent to exclude any nationality from the main school of the Colony - the Queen's College. Par-nts who do not wish to send their sons there are not 6. compelled to do so, but if they wish to sent them knowing any real or alleged objections to such a course, they should certainly not be prevented from carrying out their wishes. In his despatch Fo.179 of the 8th of lay, Sir V.Gascoigne has enclosed corres- pondence showing the conditions under which r.Ho Tung has consented that the Shool at Kowloon which has been built at his expense shall be maintained for children of European British parentage only and not as he had in- tended for children of all nationalities. I can only say that in my opinion Fir.Ho Tung

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and a High School for Chinese, but I am not

at all prepared to accept as a general prin-

ciple that education should follow the lines

of race; and I cannot consent to exclude

any nationality from the main school of the

Colony - the Queen's College. Par-nts who

do not wish to send their sons there are not

compelled to do so, but if they wish to sent

them knowing any real or alleged objections

to such a course, they should certainly not

be prevented from carrying out their wishes.

In his despatch Fo.179 of the 8th

of lay, Sir V.Gascoigne has enclosed corres-

pondence showing the conditions under which

r.Ho Tung has consented that the Shool at

Kowloon which has been built at his expense

shall be maintained for children of European

British parentage only and not as he had in-

tended for children of all nationalities.

I can only say that in my opinion Fir.Ho

Tung

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