CO129-594-1 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee report 29-3-1946 - 3-7-1946 — Page 218

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ENGLISH

CHINES”.

THE 'ROUD PRINT

FACULTY OF ARTS:

The Committee first considered the Arts

Faculty of such a University concluded that English studies must be the mrimary concern, Adequate training in Taglish specch and writing is now a major concern

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of the Chinese Ministry or Encation and it was believed that herein practical co-operation of very great value could be offered by a University in Hong Kong wherein the teaching of English was soundly conceived and English was the medium of instruction in most subjects. The Committee would emphasise

no less the cultural value of English studies which in a British University in the Far East would take the place of the Classics in Pritish education.

The Commitice was of the opinion that to achieve the aims it had

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in rind the staff of the English Dopartment should be incrcased

to become

1 Professor

Lecturer (English) 고 Lecturer (Chinese)

for the study of Compara-

tive Literaturo in Chine se

and English,

3 Junior Lecturers

Tutors to a number determined

by the size of the classes

Aloqate training in the use of Chinese as well as opportunity

to study the great literature in Chinose is a right for both local and overseas Chinese.

A Chinese Department was there- fore regarded as basic in any revived University,

should be :

1. ProfonDOT

Lecturer

The staff

2 Junior Lecturers 2 Tutors.

Mathematical studies frequently are congenial

to Crizese stulents and the Comittee anticipated that good honours courses should not be difficult to develop. The staff suggested

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1. Professor

Reader

2.

Lecturers

dividing responsibilities for studies in Pure and applied mathematics. 2. Tutors.