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for example as representative Chinese officials, leaders in

China's educational service, distinguished Hong Kong

graduates, and the like.

87. We are also conscious of what is perhaps another

phase of the same tendency, namely that the University

seems to lose touch too readily with its students after

graduation. The University is still young and it is

hardly to be expected that there will yet be much in the

way of sentimental attraction. But we feel that anything

which can be done to foster "Alumni Associations" cannot

fail to bear fruit, It is chiefly so that fresh students

can be attracted; and the time might even come when such graduates might be disposed to give practical effect to

their loyalty by combining to provide scholarships or in

many other ways. But the loyalty must first be there.

88. As regards the recruitment of teaching staff we

cannot but feel that the University has become too stereo-

typed in its methods; there are whole-time lecturers

recruited from home for life; there are some whole-time

lecturers recruited for a short term of years; there are local part-time lecturers; and there are a few Hong Kong graduates. We do not wish to say more than that certain other avenues are at least worthy of exploration:- (a)

interchange of teachers with the leading Chinese Univer- sities; (b) temporary employment of some of the lecturers sent out to China by the "Universities' China Committee"; (c) arrangements with certain local missionary bodies (notably the Jesuits) who may have

persons fully qualified for lectureships, etc.

89.

accorded in the past with too little consideration.

In our opinion "Study Leave" has sometimes been

There

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