CO129-593-6 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee papers 1-1-1939 - 31-12-1946 — Page 112

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small part of the expenditure which would in any case be required for the local needs of Hong Kong. We shall certainly want to return to finance at a later stage, after we know just what kind of activities we want to recommend. In the meantime we oughtn't perhaps to frighten the Foreign office too much? I noticed Prideaux Brune suddenly make a note when you mentioned £10,000,000 at the last meeting! After all if the West Indies can get some way in the next ten years on the figures in the Irvine Re ort, a reconstituted Hong Kong might get a long way further on something less than £10,000,000.

(a) Miscellaneous. A number of other reasons have been given in the documents already circulated, in the 1939 Hong Kong University Development Committee's Report and in our meeting lust time, why the Lugard policy never succeeded, or why it might not succeed if an attempt were made to launch it now. E.g. language difficulties; cost of living in Hong Kong; difficulty of Hong Kong graduates in getting jobs in China (stated in H..U.A.C.7, answered by 8loss last time in 1912 there were next to no Chinese universities, in 1946 there are dozens; Miss Ruston proposes to look through the papers, and try to let you have a short list of headings under this head either before the meeting or on her arrival.

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Item 7. lans for next time. I think it exceedingly unlikely that you will finish Items 5 and 6 before the end of the meeting. I suggest members would like to know what will be proposed for the following meeting before they break up.

As suggested at the beginning of this note I think the next thing is to tackle the problem of the range and quality of the university activities to be

A number envisaged if the Lugard aim is to be realised. of ideas have been expounded in the papers already circulated to the Committee and before the third meeting the Secretary would hope to circulate a brief summary of these to help members to refresh their memories before the discussion.