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Chinese. He was not speaking in any sense officially, but

it would certainly make a very good impression and he

thought be of mutual benefit, incidentelly strengthening

the position of the University in the eyes of the Chinese

generally, if something could be done to meet this. In the

past the University had been somewhat narrow, if he might

say so, in its attitude towards this question of Chinese.

For exemple there had been the oase of Dr Wang Chung-bui's

brother, unfortunately now dead, who had been a most dis-

tinguished gynecologist.

mecologist. lie had received his treining in

Edinburgh, where he had held a position on the teaching

staff. There had come a time when Hong Kong University

had wanted such a man on their staff and they had tele-

graphed to dinburgh asking for a recomandatian. But when

Edinburgh had put up the name of this man, the reply had

been that they did not wish to have him because he was a

Chinese, to which - so said Dr Vang the answer

narrow.

Come

from Edinburgh that what was good enough for Edinburgh

should be good enough for Hong Kong. However that was past

history, and he only mentionedit in suport of his conten-

tion that the sttitude of Hong Kong towards Chinese ropres-

entation on the staff of the University had been distinctly

Now that the University were receiving this large

grant in mid from the Indemnity funds, might we not try and

get things on to a better footing in some such way as he

had just suggested ? He knew it was a delicate matter and he wished to tread warily, but if I could do anything about it he and his colleagues would be grateful. I said that I was perfectly ready to mention his suggestion to the Governor, Sir William Peol, in a private and non-committal way, and I was sure that if on investigation dis Excellency felt there was anything that could reasonably be done, he would be in favour of doing it If Dr Wang would leave it in my hands on that footing I would see that what he had said was not overlooked.

ILES . LAMPSON,

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7/3/1981.