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 73

the Medical Act prescribes that degrees shall

have been conferred "in a British possession" and

it has been ruled that degrees conferred in this

country by the Emergency Committee could not be

accepted as coming within the terms of the Act.)

Persons proposed for Committee to be known as

University of Hong Kong Medical Degrees Emergency

Committee, are . Gordon King, Ride, Rowell,

B.

Fehily and Hazlerigg.

named should be Chairman.

It is suggested that last-

Certificates giving the necessary particulars of

students eligible for degrees were submitted in Gordon

King's letter to Miss Ruston of 15th August. It is

presumed that he has copies of these certificates.

If not, they can be sent out by air.

On receipt of telegram agreeing to this proposal

letters of appointment would be despatched immediately

and you would be so informed by telegram in order that

the Committee could meet as soon as possible.

Signed copy of Order-in-Council already despatched.

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