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(d) Research Work.

Many profitable fields for research exist in Hong Kong. In the past too little time was devoted to research partly on account of the lack of proper facilities, but largely because teachers were too over-worked with their routine duties. The carrying out of important research projects in both clinical and pre-clinical fields should be one of the major aims of the reconstituted Medical College.

old ones,

(e) The erection of New Buildings, or the adaptation of

and the provision of absolutely modern equipment for the teaching of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Pathology and Bacteriology would rank as one of the main needs. Adequate provision for Physics, Chemistry and Biology had already been made in the splendid new Northcote Science Block, which had been in use for only a few months at the outbreak of the war. Unfortunately, this building, with its equipment was in great part destroyed during the fighting. The entire equipment of the Physio- logical, Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratories, including large numbers of microscopes and other teaching apparatus, microtomes, photographic apparatus, valuable chemicals and stains, etc. were removed in toto by the Japanese.

(f) The Hospitals and Out-Patient Clinics in Hong Kong provided

a wealth of clinical material far greater and more varied than that seen anywhere else in China, with the possible exception of Shanghai and Peking. The clinical facilities in Hong Kong were provided by the Government Medical Depart- ment, through whose courtesy the Clinical Departments of the University were given every opportunity for the teaching and practice of their subjects. The Queen Mary Hospital, one of the finest hospitals in the Far East, was partly given over for use by the University as its main teaching hospital. The hospital was only opened in 1937 and was equipped for every form of modern treatment, including radium and deep X-Ray therapy. With certain modifications it would make an ideal University Hospital. The modifications would include the provision of:

(i) A Record Room for the filing of clinical histories,

under the whole time care of a trained custodian. (ii) Better Clinical Laboratory Facilities, enabling

all forms of laboratory investigations of blood, urine, spinal fluid, etc. to be carried out on the spot.

(iii) A hospital Library, where current medical publica-

tions could be consulted.

(iv) Additional Hostels for the accomodation of house

staff (say 20) and senior medical students (say 30)

to include provision for a certain number of women.

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