CO129-531-9 Hong Kong University- proposal to found faculty of Chinese studies 17-10-1930 - 10-6-1931 — Page 83

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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

the University hast Cohncese daculty it would love prepligs

eyes of

the

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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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