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 57

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Dear Sir Mark Young,

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FURTHER ACTION.

March, 1946.

As I think you know the future of

Hong Kong University is at present being

considered by a Committee established

by the Secretary of State for the

purpose. It may perhaps be helpful if I

wto say how this Committee came to bene

Yowards the and of

established.

No

1

1944 consideration was

given to the steps which would be

necessary on the liberation of Hong Kong

to reopen the University and it was

decided to set up a small Advisory

Short-heren

Committee to draw up plans for

restarting the most essential activities

advel

on an emergency basis and for planning

what supplies and equipment would be

for this purpos needed on an austerity basis. For a

ya

variety of reasons there was some delay

in starting this Committee and it had not

in fact met when Hong Kong was liberated

in August last. In these circumstances

was decided that it would be better to

postpone any meeting of this Committee

until Mr. Sloss had returned to this

country