CO129-576-5 Hong Kong University 13-6-1939 - 23-11-1939 — Page 8

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xie. Chinese m

Hong Kong and (possible) Malaya.

bered that a great past of what they

would be considering consists of matters

which are still under consider. of detail ation by the Senate of the University.

(or withholding

In giving the 5/5's agreement in

principle with the C'tee's arguments

we should be mainly

Conclusions

con-

corned with the University's future func.

University for China rather

tions as

one

G

rathe

تلمر اكبر مكامن

Ihan for British Chinese and, by implic- ation at least, for the Gov. calls the Imperial responsibility. In other words The question for immediate consideration is

of politics and finance Than of education or administration.

The 'political' side of the matter has abeady been dealt with by Mer Mayhew and Mr Galsworthy. As I see it, to with the chee, and The Go, means

a

1

agree

committing ourselves to an ettert which will only achieve its declared object it China recovers her independence

we its is aim is to be a focus our aing include the establishment of focus of anti- Japanese feeling in Hồng Kông

am rather doubtful of the farmer's happening unters there is a General war (in which case the whole Scheme will have to be relegated to the background "for the duration"). The latter may be more attractive. But in any

Somebody's money

is involved. Hong Kong and the British Council might shoulder some of the financial responsibil- ity, but in the end it seems inevitable that the Treasury would have to take some too, whether the 7.0. would be

Case

[willing