CO129-524-2 Hong Kong University- financial position- Chinese studies- future of the Chinese school and the Annual... 27-1-1930 - 12-8-1930 — Page 104

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1 Principal

2 Senior Lecturers

2 English Lecturers

4 Chinc sc Lecturers

2 Translation Lecturers

1 Chinese clerk to look after Library

1 Anglo-Chinese clerk

1 Mossonger.

To these must be added (1) en smual charge for books, printing and stationery and office expenses estimated at $8,000, (2) the staff for the language class which seeing that the course will be for two years will have to consist of two teachers

and an assistant teacher are proposed.

a head teacher

14. For the post of Principal of the Chinese School I should prefer a Chinese Scholar of the status of Dr. Hu Shih. if we en- gage such a man, I do not see how we could offer him less than the salary of a Professor $8,000-250-10,000 a year plus a house allow- ance of $2,400. The two senior lecturers would be Dr. Lai and Dr.

a year.

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Au. They are at present in receipt of salaries of $500 or $6,000

They are both old men and can quite well continue to draw

these salaries until their retirements. I do not consider that there is any occasion to provide either Dr. Lai or Dr. Au with a

house allowance. Indeed the principle which should, I think, be

applied to the provision of free accommodation or an allowance in lieu thereof is that these privileges should ordinarily be confined to those recruited in England. As English lecturers I should try and engage young Chinese who had passed successfully through Brit- ish Universities' courses. I understand that Mr. A. E. Wood knows

of two such at the present moment. If such men can be recruited,

it will be necessary to pay to each the salary of a University lccturor $4,500-20-5,500-25-6,000 a year. But I do not think it

necessary to provide either of these lecturers with a house allow-

anco. For a suitable scale of pay for a Chinese Lecturer I suggest $3,000-100-3,600 a year without any house allowance. The same

scale of pay would I think be suitable for the Translators, but

r. Lam Tung who before coming back to the University had some

useful experience in the Education Department of the Federated ·· Malay States is now drawing $300. I suggest that Mr. Lam Tung