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Turning to another question that had been raised, viz:- the supervision of Chinese Students in this country, the Chairman drew attention to the fact that a sub-committee had been appointed at the last meeting to consider what steps could best be taken to ensure the proper supervision of students from all parts of the Colonial Empire. He suggested that in so far as students from Hong Kong were concerned it might be desirable for the sub-committee to keep in touch with the China Universities Committee. Lindsay, for the latter body, agreed.
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It was finally agreed as follows:-
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The Committee supported Lord Lugard's memorandum generally. In view of the important commercial issues involved they felt that it was essential to improve the technical faculties of the University, especially engineering.
(ii) In particular, they hoped that the Secretary of State might find it possible at a later date to support an application for assistance from the Colonial Development Fund for buildings, and also that it might be possible to secure an allocation from the £200,000 at the disposal of the Universities China Committee for the benefit of Hong Kong University and Hong Kong students in the United Kingdom. They recognised how- ever that no concrete proposals could be made pending the report of the deputation now in China, and the receipt of any recommendations thereon by the University authorities and the Hong Kong Government.
(iii) They agreed that, in dealing with the question o the supervision of Hong Kong students in this country, the Sub-Committee might appropriately keep in touch wi the Universities China Committee.
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