CO129-559-7 University of Hong Kong- Royal patronage 21-5-1936 - 17-3-1937 — Page 47

C. O.

Mr. Rogers 16. M.

Mr. Gent (6

Mr. Dawe 16

M`B Sir C. Parkinson. ulinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

53750/36 Hong Kong

1 16/12/86

For M. Boyd's segnative

18

16th

My dear Alexander,

Downing Street,

November, 1936.

61

In my letter of the 27th October

I told you that we could not answer

Permt U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

(3)

DRAFT.

Hardinge's letter about Colonial

Rayal

Universities with claims to patronage

or

until we received a reply from one of the

MAJOR ULICK ALEXANDER, C.M.G., C.V.O., O.B.E.

Colonies concerned.

This has now been

received and I enclose a copy for your

The position now is that the

Malla

27.10.36. (7 on 89048/36)

information.

FURTHER ACTION.

Universities of both Hong Kong and Malta

appear to have strong claims to Royal

Patronage, but that there are no other

educational bodies of comparable status in

In addition to

the Empire. Beside/the

Beside/the points raised in

the petition from Hong Kong which we

forwarded to Lord Wigram on the 24th June

we feel strongly the importance of the

Universit

sity's