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 58

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a further two years, and possibly a third, but the Committee wish to point out that the Government Grant is not guaranteed, and therefore before the erection of the building is taken in hand they consider sufficient funds should be raised to bring in an annual Income of not less than $70,000."

The Council at its meeting in November agreed to postpone all

building and to sanction the following scale of expenditure for

1929 only:-

Two Readers in Chinese

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One English Lecturer

One Chinese Lecturer

One Translator Mr. Lam Tung

One Chinese clerk

One Coolie

Library

Printing

Maintenance

Cantonese Class

Rev. H. R. Wells

Mr. Sung Hok Pang

One Coolie

Drs. Lai & Au Mrs. Forster

$12,000

3,000

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Dr. Wan Suk

2,400

3,600

720

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1,500

200

800

$24,364

4,320 4,000

144

$32,828

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ventures.

The Chinese School, as sanctioned, comprises two distinct

There is what may be called the "Chinese Department"

that is to say, a department teaching a special four years course

leading to a diploma. The cost of this department for the current

year is $24,364. There is also the "Cantonese Class" which for

convenience of control and supervision has been regarded as part

of the Chinese School. The cost of this class for the current year

is $8,464. This brings the total cost of the Chinese School for

the year to $32,828.

6. In the year 1926 Government decided to send the cadets to the

University for instruction in Chinese. The University agreed on

condition that the Government would bear the whole cost of this

instruction.

Government last year included in their estimates two

grants, i.e. $32,200 for the Chinese Department and $13,800 for the

Cantonese Language Class. These appear in the University estimates

for Income and Expenditure for 1929 as "Supplementary Government

Grant for School of Chinese Studies $32,200" and "Chinese Language

School

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$13,800". These two grants make up a total of $46,000 but

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