CO129-561-7 Hong Kong University 4-1-1937 - 22-9-1937 — Page 9

8. Secretary of

State

States certain professors

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are incensed at the

report. and wish to appear before advisory b'tter to state their case.

Education

1/7/27

DESTRO D

R

States two University professors

are now in this

K. Pickthom M.P.

country.

I think the Hong Kong University

lecturers rather misrepresent the report on the

University. They appear to consider that the

report states that study leave and research as

done in the University are of little value. What

the report actually says is

1. that in electrical and mechanical

engineering it is out of the question for Hong Kong

to compete in research and design with the vast

aggregation of electrical knowledge in Europe and

America.

2. that Hong Kong does not obtain, and in

fact does not require, the University professor of

such exceptional academic attainments as might

claim emoluments on the scale paid for the leading

professorial posts in the United Kingdom.

3. that study leave has sometimes been

accorded in the past with too little consideration,

and there should, for example, obviously be safe-

guards to prevent an officer of the University

obtaining at its expense certain qualifications and

-ing

by his early resignation reap/the benefits himself.

Apart from this the Committee consider that for

Hong Kong