CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932 — Page 131

No.

CONFIDENTIAL.

Cas

212

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG, 4th March, 1932.

(80)on

8274701

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Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

of your confidential despatch of the 22nd December,

1931, forwarding a copy of an extract from the

Minutes of the 30th Meeting of the Advisory Committee

on Education in the Colonies, held on the 1st October

last, together with a copy of a Memorandum by Lord

Lugard; and to inform you that I have discussed the

matter with Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancellor of

the University.

2.

You will have received my despatch No. 530

of the 22nd December, 1931, which deals in a large

measure with the matters dealt with in the Minutes,

and there is little of value that I can add, pending

the receipt of the Report of the Deputation, and the

conclusions thereon of the Universities China

Committee. I trust that this Government and the

University authorities will be given an opportunity

of commenting on such conclusions before final

decisions are arrived at.

3.

In view of the present condition of affairs

in China, it becomes still more necessary for the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&C.,

&c.

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