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 5

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PREFACE.

The Committee has regarded its task as being in the nature of an exploratory survey, and has been

onscious that decisions on the basic questions referred to in paragraph (a) of the terms of reference must ultimately be subject to considerations of high policy, financial and political, some of which depend on various factors necessarily lying outside the cognizance of the Committee.

After considering the broad issue in the light of the individual knowledge and experience of its members, and of the relevant factors so far as they are known to them, the Committee has no hesitation in expressing the opinion that a University should continue to exist at Hong Kong This recommendation is, however, made

with the important proviso that it depends on acceptance of the Committee's recommendations on the second question mentioned in paragraph (a), namely, the policy which should govern the resuscitation of the University.

Our recommendations under paragraph (a) are stated briefly in Part I of our Report. The facts and arguments on which we base them are set out in Part II. We next give, in Part III, an outline of the scheme which we consider appropriate for the

development of the University in a revived form, having regard to the special circumstances of the case.

Part IV explains the financial implications of our proposals, so far as it is at present possible to assess them. Finally, in Part V we deal with the immediate action called for, which covers the question referred to us in paragraph (b) of the terms of reference.