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form of a large number of free foundation scholarships, such as are suggested on pp.10 and 12 of the report intended to carry boys from the private Vernacular Schools to the Government or aided Anglo-Chinese Schools, assuming fees to be charged, as they are now charged in the Anglo-Chinese Schools.

I do not say that such a solution would commend itself to me. Sir C.C. Smith lays down in his memorandum that "the first duty is to maintain Vernacular Schools, and certainly it would need very strong grounds to justify withholding Government assistance from Vernacular education in a large native community such as exists at Hong Kong, thereby presumably excluding the very poorest from the benefits of education, but I do say that it would be a logical course to adopt on the assumption that the last paragraph of the report represents the real views of the Commission, and

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49 form of a large number of free foundation scholarships, such as are suggested on pp.10 and 12 of the report intended to carry boys from the private Vernacular Schools to the Government or aided Anglo-Chinese Schools, assuming fees to be charged, as they are now charged in the Anglo-Chinese Schools. I do not say that such a solution would commend itself to me. Sir C.C. Smith lays down in his memorandum that "the first duty is to maintain Vernacular Schools, and certainly it would need very strong grounds to justify withholding Government assistance from Vernacular education in a large native community such as exists at Hong Kong, thereby presumably excluding the very poorest from the benefits of education, but I do say that it would be a logical course to adopt on the assumption that the last paragraph of the report represents the real views of the Commission, and

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49 form of a large number of free foundation scholarships, such as are suggested on pp.10 and 12 of the report intended to carr: on / boys from the private Vernacular Schools to the Government or aided Anglo Chinese Scod assuming fees to be charged, as they are now charged in the Anglo Chinese Schoole I do not say that such a solution would com- mend itself to me. Sir 0.0.Smith lays dovan in his memorandum that "the first duty is to maintain Vernacular Schools, and certainly it would need very strong grounds to justify withholding Government assistance from Ver- nacular education in a large native com- munity such as exists at ongKong, thereby presurably excluding the very poorest from the benefits of education, but I do say that it would he a logical course to adopt on the assumption that the last peragraph of the report, represents the real views of the Commission, and

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form of a large number of free foundation

scholarships, such as are suggested on pp.10

and 12 of the report intended to carr: on

boys from the private Vernacular Schools to

the Government or aided Anglo Chinese Scod

assuming fees to be charged, as they are

now charged in the Anglo Chinese Schoole

I do not say that such a solution would com-

mend itself to me. Sir 0.0.Smith lays dovan

in his memorandum that "the first duty is

to maintain Vernacular Schools, and certainly

it would need very strong grounds to justify

withholding Government assistance from Ver-

nacular education in a large native com-

munity such as exists at ongKong, thereby

presurably excluding the very poorest from

the benefits of

education, but I do say that it would he a

logical course to adopt on the assumption

that the last peragraph of the report,

represents the real views of the Commission,

and

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