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influence of America.
Nankin University had been
subsidised with American money and the young Chinese
were either becoming Americanised or were drifting
into the Soviet Research Agricultural Institute.
University.
He was in sympathy with the views expressed by
Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong
It would be most undesirable to make a
fetish of classical Chinese, and the Committee should
give the Vice-Chancellor every support in his attempt
sand that he supported to modernise the University.
the
views expressed by
Sir C. Clemiti. Unless
a
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the Chinese,
Lord Luard considered that a Chair should to
endowed for the study of Chinese Classics so that the
who were proud of the litterati would be attracted to the University.
Altraliane
and
class
St attract to the lavend
was demable to
the sons of the litterali
Universities in this country and Chinese Universities
Hight exchange lecturers. He entirely agreed with
and officials, who work perhaps later event are influence of China.
in
the films the Vice-Chancellor's views on the question of Matricu-
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lation. The students at Hong Kong University were
at present much handicapped by the existing regulation
which compelled them to pass an examination in Chinese
language and literature.
Mr. Somerville informed the Committee that certain
amendments were being inserted in the China Indemnity
(Application) Bill regarding the grant to Hong Kong
University. These amendments provided for the exchange
of representative
English men and women and Chinese
men and women between the two countries; the finding
of suitable accommodation in England for Chinese
students;
the giving of advice to Chinese students
as to their course of study in this country; the granting
of facilities for the study of Chinese at Universities
in this country; and the development of cultural in-
terests between this country and China.
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