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(a)

(e)

the Yunnan entrants.

If we have seemed to lay too much emphasis

upon past shortcomings in this last respect,

we would not be thought to be unmindful of

the competition which the University has had

to face from the American side.

For many

years benevolent eyes in the United States

have traditiomly looked across the Pacific;

there has been a steady stream of aided students

from China going to the American Universities,

and Goverment on other posts throughout the

length and breadth of Ching are largely filled

by such returned students. It is too much,

perhaps, to hone that Great Britain, with the

whole of India on most of Africa (to look no

further) to think of, should pay an equal

attention to China's needs. And yet it is

just upon Chim, in the opinion of most

thinkers, that the whole future of civilizatiɔn

may largely depend. If we have done anything

to draw attention to Hong Kong's responsibility

in this respect we shall be satisfied.

Almost the first action of this Committee was

to address Government stressing the need for a

prompt and careful selection of a new Vice-

Chancellor. The same subject occupies our

closing reflections. To renew contact with

Chinese educational circles, to infuse into

the staff and into the undergraduate body a

spirit of life, will require a man of character,

leadership and enthusiasa, and we have written