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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION IN THE COLONIES

CHINESE STUDIES IN HONG KONG UNIVERSITY 318

At their meeting in February, 1931, the

Advisory Committee, after expressing their approval of proposals made by the Vice-Chancellor for altering the requirements in Chinese for the entrance examination to Hong Kong University, referred to

the desirability of developing the study of Chinese in a manner worthy of the University, but deferred definite recommendations owing to the apparent ab- sence of funds for this purpose. They emphasised

the necessity for reconsidering the whole question of Chinese studies in the light of recent development in the Universities of China, and with a view to the study of relations between modern Western thought and Chinese culture. The papers attached to this

note show the progress that has subsequently been made in the scheme for the development of Chinese

studies in the University.

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In the original scheme put before the Senate for the utilisation of the allotment from the Boxer

Indemnity Fund no provision was made for the development of Chinese studies.

In response to

an appeal on their behalf, final consideration of the scheme was deferred pending the report of a

Special

Committee appointed to consider the question of Chinese in the University. The report of this

Committee is among the attached papers.

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Special

/Committee in their report drews attention

to the clause in the University Ordinance which states that due provision shall be made for the study of Chinese language and literature in the