CO129-538-1 Hong Kong University 31-12-1931 - 6-8-1932 — Page 134

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Sir,

RECEIVED

31 MAR 1932 COL.OFFIC

CCKD. BY P.C.

4 Eversfield Road,

Richmond,

Surrey,

March 30th, 1932.

9215

(59) -82747/31

With reference to your letter No. 82747/31

of the 1st September last and subsequent correspondence, I

have the honour to transmit herewith a copy of the Report

which has been presented to the Universities' China Committee

by the delegation of which I was chairman. The Report as

printed is practically identical with the typescript which I

sent to the Colonial Office on the 29th December last. My

two colleagues had no material amendments to suggest, and

only a few unimportant additions have been made to my original.

draft. If further copies of the Report are wanted, they can

I believe be obtained by application to the Secretary of the

Committee, Mr H.T.Silcock, 173 EustonRoad, N.W.1.

2. The principal references to the University

of Hong Kong will be found in section III (d) of the Report,

pp. 42-45. With reference to the allusion on pages 17-18

to Sir William Hornell's resignation of his membership of

the Board of Trustees of the Indemnity Fund, I may take this

opportunity of stating that I have received a letter from

Sir William in which he informs me that the Board asked him

to withdraw his resignation but that he declined to do so. In

the circumstances I consider that he acted rightly, and I have

so informed him.

3. I understand from the Secretary of the

Universities' China Committee that I have been nominated to

a seat on the Council of that Committee, and that the first

of a series of meetings to discuss the Report will be held

on April 9th. Meanwhile I am informed that the Report is