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3. If this reocurendation in favour of the ro-establiskrent of the University is approved,
there will, I think, be a good case for confining Hong Kong's financial responsibility to that proportion of the expenditure iwolved, both capital and recurrent, which own be said to be required to meet the neods in this respect of the poople of the Colony, The halɑnce would, in tho circumstances, have to come from United Kingdom funds, subject to the possibility of one or more of the Dominions making contributiami. This is certainly only a possibility at the moment and will probably depend very largely on whether it is deoided, as a matter of palloy, to invite the collaboration of the Dorindan Govezireanta. There would be no reason why an application should not be piade under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act for assistance in meeting Hong Kong'a share of the cost, both capital and recurrent.
The decision on the min pecom tica of the Committee will obviously depend to a great extent an the Foreign Offies and Treasury. The report has not yet been before the Secretary of State. ihan printed capies are available in final form and it is staburi, that the view put forward b by Depar
partment will be that the report should be gen to Mr. Bovin with unqualified mupport of the principal recorrencia šios and the suggestion that, if Mr. Bovin agresa, there should be a joint Colonial offico and Foreign Offias submission to the Chanoeller in favour of the acceptance of that recomendation. We have, howeyar, some doubts of the soundness of the Committee'a view that the needs of the Colony alone do not justify the maintenance of a University. It is arguable that with a
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