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It is however, a solution which demands
imagination, money and faith. The Committee
are so convinced of its desirability that
they whole heartedly recommend its adoption.
They do so whether or not Hongkong is going
to be a permanent British possession, for
they are certain that the future relations
of Britain and China are of paramount
importance for the welfare of thembo.
and for the future of humanity.
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They are
equally certain that no single factor could
contribute so much at so little cost to the
fostering of good relations between the two
countries, and to the reputation of Britain
in the Far East, as the planting of an
institution of true University status in
such a key position as Hongkong occupies on the meriphery of the Chinese republic, and the promise of its development into an
institution that in quality, if not in size, will
compell
With anything that China, with or without
the help of the United States, can produce.
When Hongkong University was first
established it was the intention of its
founders, and in particular of that great
Colonial administrator Lord Lugard, that it
should from the commencement of its history
serve more than local needs. It was to have
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