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Electrical machinery (other than the main generating plant), electrical technology, the testing of materials and experimental mechanics are dealt with in the main building.
The larger part of the engineering equipment was the gift of British engineering firms.
Other buildings upon the estate include: -
(a) the Vice-Chancellor's Lodge
(b) Staff-Quarters
(c) the residential Hostels, and
(d) the University Union Building.
The cost of the building last mentioned (some $62,000) was met in approximately equal shares from University moneys and from public subscriptions, the entire cost of furnishing being met out of further subscriptions.
Unless exempted from residence (such exemption being manner of ordinarily granted on the ground that the student's life is not such as is catered for in the hostele), every matriculated student is required to reside either in a University, or in a recognised Hostel.
The University Hostels are three in number-Lugard Hall, Eliot Hall, and May Hall.
Recognised Hostels are at present two in number-Morrison Hall, situate immediately above the University grounds and con- ducted by the London Missionary Society, and St. John's Hall, immediately opposite the front of the University, conducted by the Church Missionary Society.
Each student occupies a separate room or cubicle, and there are the usual Common rooms. Each University Hostel is in charge of a member of the staff, as resident Warden.
No University Hostel at present exists for women students- whose right to admission to the University was first recognised in 1921 but by the courtesy of the school authorities, arrangements have been made for their lodging in connection with St. Stephen's Girls College.
University fees for tuition and board amount to $550 per annum, enabling a student who lives carefully to meet the whole of his expenses with a sum of $1,000 per annum, as compared with a minimum sum of $2,500 per annum, besides travelling expenses,
in the case of a Chinese student going abroad for his education.
The number of students attending lectures at the beginning of 1922 was 251 made up of 88 in the Medical Faculty, 48 in the Faculty of Engineering and 117 in the Faculty of Arts.
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Numerous scholarships are available, including the King Edward VII Scholarships founded by His Majesty's Covernment, the President's Scholarships founded by His Excellency the President of China, together with Scholarships (some of which are in the nature of bursaries) given by the Hongkong Government, the Chinese Government, the Metropolitan District of Peking, the Provincial Governments of Canton, Chibli, Yunnan and Hupeh, the Governments of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, the Government of Kedah and the Siamese Government. Students are also drawn from the Philippines, French Indo-China and Australasia.
Noteworthy events in 1921 were the appointment of Sir William Brunyate, ...0., as Vice-Chancellor in succession to Sir Charles Eliot, K.C.M.G., C.B., who resigned upon appointment as His Majesty's Ambassador at Tokio: the creation of a 1 year course in Commerce, for which purpose a sum of $12,000 for 5 years was promised by the General Chamber of Commerce of Hongkong: the increase of the Government subsidy from $20,000 to $50,000 a year, and the completion of a grant from the Colonial Government of $1,000,000 as additional endowment together with a further sum of $700,000 to pay off an accumulated deficit and to make good a portion of the sum spent on buildings and equipment: a gift of $100,000 from Messrs. John Swire and Sons, Ltd., for the purposes of the Engineering Faculty: a promise of $100,000 by four half- yearly instalments from Sir Robert Ho Tung, for the building and equipment of an Engineering Workshop: a promise of $100,000 by four half-yearly instalments from Mr. H. M. H. Nemazee for general purposes: a promise of $50,000 spread over 10 years, from Mr. Kwok Chung Yung; and negotiations with the Rockefeller Foundation of New York, which, since the end of the year, have resulted in the offer of the sum of $750,000 for the foundation of three full-time chairs in the Faculty of Medicine.
The total cost of the land, buildings and equipment of the University may be placed at approximately $1,750,000 and their replacement value at not less than $2,500,000. The invested endowments exceed $2,500,000 excluding sums promised and not yet received.
V.-PUBLIC WORKS.
BUILDINGS.
The erection of the following houses for Senior Officers was completed: -Two blocks each of 4 houses at Leighton Hill, three houses on Severn Road, one house for the Puiane Judge, and one house for a senior engineer, and, in addition, two contracts were let for two additional blocks of 3 houses each at Leighton Hill, and for one block containing 6 flats and 4 detached houses on the Homestead site, respectively.
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