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Mr. Lloyd

NOTE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

In a note which was submitted to the late Secretary

of State in March of this year, a copy of which is at 15,

the reasons for setting up a statutory Committee empowered

to assume certain functions of the Council of Hong Kong

University were explained.

The proposal was approved and an Order-in-Council was

made on the 27th March, 1946.

That Order-in-Council provided for the constitution of a

Committee to be known as the University of Hong Kong Provisional

Powers Committee "consisting of such persons as a Secretary

or State shall from time to time appoint, and who shall hold

office on such terms as a Secretary of State may determine".

The persons proposed in the Department for membership of this

Committee were

Mr. D.J. Sloss, C.B.E., (Vice-Chancellor of the University

Chairman,

Mr. A. Morse, C.B.E., (Managing Director of the Hong Kong

and Shanghai Bank and Treasurer of the University),

Mr. S. Caine, C.M.G.,

Miss A.M. Ruston.

These persons in due course met on a number of occasions

and authorized payments on behalf of the University.

Since the names of none of the persons proposed by the

Department were, however, formally submitted to the late

Secretary of State it is now requested that the Secretary of

/State