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4.

MARINE BIOLOGY:

Hong Kong os restricted in the fields of Botany

and Geology by the relatively narrow range of

types of object and phenomena that its geographical situation

affords but for Marine Biology studies it is remarkabley favourably

placed. With the assistance of a grant from His Majesty's Govern-

ment a boginning has already been made to establish a Fisheries

Research Instituto. The Institute is to be a joint responsibility

of the Hong Kong Government and the' University, which will be

responsible for the control of the Institute in its scientific

work. Part of the stuff has been at work since 1939 and the

buildings would have been completed and equipped but for the War.

The Chinese Government and Universities have already initiated a

scheme of Fisheries Research and the University of Hong Kong

was working in friendly co-operation with Chinese institutions

at Amoy and Foochow. This co-operation might be extended with

admirable results on both sides. In the Faculty of Science the

minimum staff in the different Departments were estimated at :

rearrang

Chemistry.

Physics:

2 Lecturers

1 Professor

4 more DomonstratorS

2 Lecturers

1, Professor

4 or more Demonstrators

The importance of English.

Botany: & Zoology:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:

1 Professor

One of whom would be

1 Lecturer

2 Lecturers

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directly concerned with the the teaching of Medical students.

members of the staff of

the Fisheries Research Institute

Demonstrators.

A Department for the training of teachers should

play a major part in the training of teachers

of English for Chineso. This function should Bar surpass its

work in the provision of teachers for lucal schools, important

though this must be. Provision should be made for the admission

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