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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

PROVISIONAL POWERS COMMITTEE HELD IN THE

COLONIAL OFFICE ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 213T, 1946.

Present

Mr. D.J. Sloss,

Absent

Mr. A. Morse.

1.

Mr. S. Caine,

Miss A.M. Ruston.

The Committee received notification of the Secretary of

State's appointment of the following members to constitute the Provisional Powers Committee - Mr. D.J. Sloss, C.B.E.,

Mr. A. Morse, C.B.E., Mr. S. Caine, C.M.G., Miss A. M. Kuston.

2.

The Committee formally adopted and confirmed authori-

zations given by the members of the Committee at previous

meetings pending its formal constitution as follows:-

(a)

•ly HK (65.

The Committee confirmed all payments made by the

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during the period December 1st, 1941, to February 20th, 1946,

as shown in the appended statement of accounts. (16) The Committee agreed that 90% of the salaries that

would have been due to members of the sterling paid

staff had the University been functioning should

be paid to them for the period of the Japanese

occupation and that the period in question should

be taken as 1st January, 1942, to 31st August, 1945. (c) The Committee therefore authorized the payment of

salaries as shown in column 10 of Schedule B and C

of appended statement of account to members of the

sterling paid staff, subject to their agreement to

return to duty if required.

(a)

The Committee approved the forms of letters to be

sent to members of the staff with cheques for salaries

and for provident fund payments.

/(e)