CO129-559-7 University of Hong Kong- Royal patronage 21-5-1936 - 17-3-1937 — Page 38

Registered hereon for action qua University of Hong Kong

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7206/37 General)

PRIVY PURSE OFFICE,

1554

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, S.W.

Dear Carstairs,

18th February,1937.

14/53750/360

H.Kong

enc. to Itong Kopy Orgie

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Thank you for your letter of the 16th February

on the subject of the Universities of Malta and Hong Kong.

In regard to the first named we have received,

under cover of Boyd's letter of the 14th January, an

enquiry from the Governor-General whether he may assume that

the Patronage granted by King Edward VIII is being

continued by His present Majesty. As an answer to that

I enclose herewith a formal communication conveying

Patronage, which you can forward to the Governor as I think

you did in other cases.

With regard to the Hong Kong University, there is

no necessity for a formal application to be made and I

enclose a similar letter with regard to it.

I should also be very much obliged if you would

send to the other five societies etc., for which Patronage

has been approved, the documents which I enclose.

There remain the four societies or clubs for which

Patronage will not be continued, i.e. -

The Kenya Golfing Society

The Muthaiga Golf Club

The Nairobi Golf Club

The Friends & Builders of Nairobi Cathedral

Perhaps the situation with regard to these would best be met

by a letter from the Colonial Office to the Governor

informing him of the position.

Yours sincerely,

C. Y. Carstairs, Esq.,

Colonial Office.

(Sgd.) Ulick Alexander.