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student is capable of benefitting by post-graduate study."
On December 2nd, 1931, the chairman of the
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delegation was invited to attend a meeting at Government House, Hong Kong, at which various educational matters were
discussed, including the possibility of Hong Kong's HE
participation in the schemes to be worked out by the Universi-
ties China Committee. The Governor of the Colony (Sir William
Peel, K.C.M.G.,K.B.E.,) who is ex-officio chancellor of the
University, presided at the meeting; and there were also
present Mr W.T.Southorn, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary; Sir William
Hornell, C.I.E.,vice-chancellor of the University; Mr G.P.de
and Martin, M.B.E., Director of Education for the Colony; (Mr W.B.
Finnigan, Registrar of the University.
The attention of
the Committee is invited to the following extract from the
minutes of the meeting.
"In opening the proceedings His Excellency re-
ferred to the memorandum prepared by the vice-
chancellor dealing with the recommendations of
the Economic Mission, and welcomed the opportuni-
ty of a consultation with Sir Reginald Johnston
with regard to those features of the Economic
Mission's report and his own investigations into
the state of education in China which affected I
the University of Hong Kong..
Sir Reginald Johnston expressed his personal con-
currence in the view urged by the Hon. Mr Southorn
that Hong Kong University should be included in
his proposed scheme of research fellowships
because Hong Kong University was obviously best
fitted to implement any such scheme. Sir Regi-
nald also agreed to take note that, in the
opinion of the meeting, his committee would be
well advised to hypothecate the bulk of the
money at their disposal for the institution of
post-graduate scholarships or research fellow- ships. Reference was made to a memorandum dated
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