CO129-591-2 Hong Kong University- award of degrees to medical students whose studies were interrupted by war.... 26-2-1943 - 19-12-1945 — Page 60

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(1/45) (4421B} Wt. 18047/424 50m. 7/45 C.N.Ld. 748

C.

53611/

2 9 OCT 1945

M-Miss Ruston,

Mr...

Mr.

Mr.

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Mr.

DRAFT. LETTER.

M

DRA SUTTILL,

BRITISH COUNCIL.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

For Miss Ruston's signature.

Dear Dr. Suttill,

You telephoned me

lay about

pos shupied unde to oven awarded

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Сосема

scholen wips Yes pack-5 pleate

علما

to medical students

صلى

were

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Joured

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exulicio

&lister in

Hong hoi

There

FURTHER ACTION.

Gon of 5:2611/3 of

Dr. Yap Jin Yauand Dr. Cheung King Ho, who

I understand have just arrived in this country.

The position in regard to their Hong Kong

bare follows. An Order in Council

dade

has been made (of which I enclose a copy)

providing for the establishment of a Committee

empowered to grant medical degrees of

Hong Kong University

The General Medical that hostess of "emergents

Council have agreed to recognize these degrees conferred under this O-in-c Shali be

as rendering the degree-kelders eligibile for

Medical

inclusion in the souncil's Registi

on the

understanding that the degrees will only be granted to candidates who have spent at least

two years at Hong Kong University and who have

subsequently raduated at one of five Chinese

Universities who in the opinion of

hin

الحمسس

Dr. Gordon King (former Dean of the Medical

Faculty of Hong Kong) provided a course of

and examines cour

and excumalios tudy equivalent to the course of study which

would have been undergone in Hong Kong

University.

In effect

degies is be consi

that these

re content to copt the recommendations

made by

- Vorden King.

Before the liberation of Hong Kong it had

been the intention that the Committee referred

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