CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942 — Page 75

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be held by students from China.

These scholarships

will become available by stages and their holders will

be nominated by the Council of the Sino-British Cultural

Association.

We are anxious to give full publicity to both

these generous decisions which seem particularly valuable

in present circumstances as a mark of the University's

place in the promotion of Anglo-Chinese cultural ideals,

and it has occurred to us that

if

you, as a former-

Governor of the Colony and Vice-Chancellor of the University, weve

willing to write a short, article on the University it

be offered for birthinkin as "background"s

would very appropriately accompany the announcement of the

benefactions of the British Council and the Rhodes

Trustees.

I am accordingly writing to ask whether

With

you would be so good as to undertake this task. I hope very much

Yours sincerely,

Chart

you

will

(Signed) G. E. J. GENT.