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 74

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Chinese work shown up at this examination.

for the examination and five passed.

Ten students entered

The Chinese work shown up

by the successful candidates at this examination is quite reason- ebly good and indeed lr. Wells, who examined this year not only

in this School Final Examination but also in the atriculation

and Senior Local Examination, holds that the Chinese work shown

up by the worst student who failed at this School Final Examination

is better than the Chinese work shown up by the best candidate at

the atriculation Examination. I have consulted Fr. Wells, also

Drs. Lai and Au and Ir. Lam Tung all of whom took part in the

School Final Examination. They all hold that each of the five

candidates who were declared to be successful at the School Final

xamination are quite capable of following with advantage an in-

tensive course of Chinese at the University. A copy of Ir. Wells'

report on the Chinese work shown up at the School Final Examination

is attached.

7.

It seems to me that what is called for at the present

juncture is to establish a School of Chinese which shall, to start

with at any rate, teach a course of Chinese and English to those

who are capable of passing an admission test of the same standard

and on the same lines as the recently conducted Government Verna-

cular Middle School Final Examination. Such a course should not,

to begin with at any rate, load to a degree but to a special

diplome of the Chinese School.

8. If this be agrood to, then it follows that we require

to raise moncy at once for (1) a Chinese School as suggested above

and (2) such staff as will enable the University to continue to

include Chine sc as a degroo subject in the Arts Faculty curriculum.

It would, I consider, bc fatal for the University, at the present

juncture, while providing for a staff to teach Chinese for the

purposes of a University diploma, to discontinue its provision

for instruction in Chinesc as a subject for the Arts Faculty

acgroo.

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