£200,000
£200,000
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Sir,
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FOREIGN OFFICE.
S.7.1.
8th March, 1929.
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with reference to Colonial Office letter 62708/1929
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of February 11th, I am directed by becretary Sir Austen
Chamberlain to state that, as regards the claims of Hong Kong
University on the Boxer Indemnity Fund, he has been doubtful
as to the policy of making a definite stipulation in favour
of one single institution an implied condition for tne
return of the Indemnity, and that it is only owing to the
urgency of Mr. Amery's repeated representations that he
decided to advance its claims in so prominent and substantial
a manner. He regrets, therefore, that he is unable to
support any proposal to ask for more than the two hundred
thousand pounds already suggested.
2.
Should the Chinese snow reluctance in agreeing
to the proposed grants either to Hong Kong University or
to the Universities' Committee, these suggestions would of
course be withdrawn, especially in view of the fact that
Sir C. Clementi finds it difficult to suggest any specific
purpose to which so small a sum as two hundred thousand
pounds might be devoted.
3. Mr. Amery is quite correct in assuming that, if the
Chinese Government agree to the proposed allocation to Hong
Kong University, the money would be paid out of the funds
now on deposit before these are handed over to the Chinese
and by virtue of the act of Parliament which will eventually
nave to be passed in order to deal with them.
4. As regards the universities' ühina Committee, a
The Under-Secretary of state,
Colonial Office.
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