CO129-535-1 University of Hong Kong- vacancy for Reader in History 12-5-1931 - 22-3-1932 — Page 3

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The request for a Reader in History came

to us through the Governor, but they forwarded

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detailed particulars direct of the Board of

Education.

The suggestion in (7) seems to

be that when we get a Hong Kong University

vacancy from the Governor, we should write to

the Universities Bureau and leave the Board of

Education out altogether.

(Sgd.) J.A. Calder,

20.5.31.

Gov.28541/23

Hong Kong,

Captain Newbolt.

You suggested that we should open this

file for consideration of the method of selection

of staff for Hong Kong University. You asked

if I would discover the circumstances in which

the responsibility was transferred from the

Colonial Office to the Board of Education.

to this please see Gov./11327/26.

As

The history since 1923 is as follows:-

In that year the Governor reported that it was

the desire of the University Council that

responsibility for future appointments should

be undertaken by the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State agreed to place

the services of the Colomial Office at the

disposal of the University in all cases in which

vacancies were brought to his notice by the

Governor; but it was made clear that he could

not undertake responsibility for the appointments

in general or permit any official correspondence

which might lead to the impression that these

appointments