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Chinese student who goes abroad $2,500 a year at the very least, and this would not cover travelling expenses.
Numerous scholarships are available, including the King Edward VII Scholarships founded by His Majesty's Government. There are also scholarships provided by the Governments of Hong Kong, of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, of Kedah and Siam.
The Union is the centre of the social life of the students. It is at once a Club and a centre of athletics. The Union Committee contains certain members of the University teaching staff, but its President and Secretary are undergraduates elected by the under- graduates. The undergraduate members of the Committee are also elected by their fellow students. There is a Union magazine with English and Chinese sections. The editors are students, a member of the teaching staff acting as assistant editor. There are twenty-one women students; these women students are all members of the Union.
Students of the University come from Kwangtung, Chilhi, Hankow, Hupeh, Yunnan, Hunan, Shanghai, Pekin, Fukien, Singa- pore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Jahore, Java, Manila, Burma, Siam, Japan, India and Macao. The present enrolment is 289 of whom 248 are Chinese and 43 non-Chinese.
PUBLIC WORKS.
BUILDINGS.
During the year progress as stated was made on the following works:-
Hong Kong.-Work on the new Fire Brigade Station proceeded satisfactorily and the building was completed and occupied during the period September to December.
The following works were also completed during the year :-
New King's College, the New Sisters' Quarters to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital and the Alterations to the Victoria Hospital. Work on the Additional Quarters in Ventris Road was recommen- ced in March and continued satisfactorily to the end of the year.
Kowloon. The small amount of work remaining to be done to the New Hospital was completed early in the year and a few minor improvements were carried out to other buildings.
New Kowloon.-The work for the New Gaol at Ngau Shi Wan was left in abeyance.
New Territories.-Married Quarters for Chinese Police were completed at the following stations:-Cheung Chau, Sai Kung, Taipo and Sha Tau Kok.
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The work of erection of Quarters for Cadets at Canton was suspended until about the end of October; from this time until the end of the year satisfactory progress was made.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Hong Kong.--The work on the road contouring Wong Nei Chong and Tai Hang Valleys made slow progress, owing to difficulty with resumptions of lots at Tai Hang Village: the section near Tai Hang Village remains uncompleted.
The work on the road from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay was held in abeyance.
The Road construction in the Wong Nei Chong Development Scheme made fair progress,
Kowloon. The removal of the hill obstruction at the junction of Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road was completed.
To Kwa Wan Road and Argyle Street Extension to Waterloo Road made fair progress.
The work on Chatham Road proceeded slowly and the contract was closed before the end of the year.
The Mong Kok-Kowloon City road was completed.
New Kowloon.-Waterloo Road from Kowloon Boundary to foot hills made fair progress.
New Territories.-The Fanling-Sha Tau Kok Road and the widening of all the bridges on the Castle Peak-Fanling Road, in- cluding those at Au Tau and Kam T'sin, were completed. The construction of the approach to the New Bridge at Tai Po to replace that washed away in 1925 made fair progress.
DRAINAGE.
Hong Kong. Considerable progress was made on the recon- struction of Wong Nei Chong Nullah, sections 1 and 2 (from Blue Pool to the Race Stands) being practically completed.
New Sewers and storm water drains were constructed, to the extent of 6,500 feet.
Good progress was made with the redrainage of the area between the Praya and Queen's Road East, in connection with the Praya East Reclamation Scheme.
Kowloon.-The Ma Tau Chung Nullah was completed. Storm water drains from 15" to 66" in diameter were constructed in the Matauchung District, to a length of 5,600 feet.
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