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for the present confine itself to teaching

and examining, in its fourth year courses,

for a degree in Civil Engineering;

(c) Arrangements should be made with

the University of London for the holding

in Hong Kong of an Intermediate Examination

in Engineering to be taken by students

who wish to become Electrical and

Mechanical Engineers; and

(d) The University should contribute

in the form of scholarships to be awarded

to students from China to assist such

students towards completing in London

degree courses in Electrical and Mechanical

Engineering after passing the Intermediate

Examination in Hong Kong, and should

endeavour to interest the Federation of

British Industries China Committee in

this scholarship scheme and secure a

contribution from them towards the

training and apprenticeship of such

students;

Provided that the elimination of the

specialised courses in Mechanical and

Electrical Engineering proposed under

paragraph (b) should be contingent on

the implementing paragraphs (c) and (d)

and that the University should now

recognise that specialised courses in

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

may be justified at a time when Chinese

industry is more developed (See paragraph

37.)