CO129-559-7 University of Hong Kong- Royal patronage 21-5-1936 - 17-3-1937 — Page 43

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 8th January, 1937.

SVED

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge

the receipt of your despatch No.454 dated the 10 3rd December, 1936, on the subject of the Royal

Patronage of the Hong Kong University and to

enquire whether you could see your way to

petition His present Majesty on the University's

behalf for the bestowal of His Majesty's

patronage. The technically correct course

would, I suppose, be for the Court to supplicate

again by formal Resolution, but in all the

circumstances I would prefer if possible to

avoid convening the Court for this purpose,

and there is no other business which would

warrant its convention in ordinary session

for some months to come.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Caldecot

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&c.

Governor, &c.