CO129-492 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1925 [12] - 1926 [1-5] — Page 295

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Boxer Indemnity are likely to be assigned even to an Institution which is the only wholly British University in the Far East,

I desire to press upon the immediate attention of Your Lordship and the Deputation, the following items of the general scheme:-

The additional scholarship proposals at an estimated cost of $2,080,000 plus £100,000 or roughly $3,000,000.

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The construction and equipment of the new Engineering Build- ings and the construction and equipment of the new block

which is to be added to the University main building.

construction and equipment of a new hostel for men and the

The construction and equipment of a new hostel for women. construction of six new residences for members of the staff.

This building provision is estimated to involve an additional capital sum of $2,475,000 or roughly $2,500,000.

The establishment of a Chinese Faculty

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$1,148,000.

These additional activities will involve the expansion

and improvement of the central University Office at a cost of an

additional capital sum of $200,000.

Thus, the scheme which I venture to press for immediate acceptance is estimated to cost roughly $6,848,000 which is roughly

£799,000.

I consider

I deplore and have always deplored the comparative

neglect of Chinese in the University of Hongkong. that the establishment of such a Faculty of chinese as is con- templated is an ind is pensable step towards placing the University in a position in which it can effectively discharge its obliga-

tions to China. The University is very cramped for space even