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4.
Prior to the arrival in Hong Kong of Sir
Reginald Johnston I obtained the views of the Vice-Chancellor
of the University, Sir William Hornell, who has given consider-
able thought to the matter. Sir William has pointed out
certain practical difficulties which exist apart from the
question of finance.
5. One difficulty has already been experienced in
connection with the admission of students from China to
Hong Kong University. Knowledge of English is essential but
the standard attained by students outside Hong Kong and
possibly Shanghai seldom reaches matriculation standard. It
has been found necessary for example in the case of the scholarships for students from Yunnan Province offered by the Hong Kong Government and the Chamber of Commerce to arrange a special course of study for the successful candidates in a Hong Kong school in order to bring them up to the standard
required to enable them to pass the university matriculation
examination. Une result of this difficulty is that it is
necessary for such scholarships to be tenable for a longer
period than that required for the university degree course.
Another result is that most students by the time they have
acquired the knowledge of English necessary to enable them to
benefit by a course of study at a university in Great Britain are considerably older than the average Freshman and would in
most cases be approaching the age of thirty before they could.
obtain their degree at a Home university.
6.
Any attempt therefore to transfer students directly
from schools in Hong Kong or China to universities in Great
Britain would in present circumstances probably result in
failure. In most cases the object aimed at could be best
secured by the provision in the first instance of scholarships
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