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(3) In the past Biochemistry has been a subsidiry concern in the Department of Physiology. The Committee is of opinion that the importance of the subject, not merely as a subject of the medical curriculum, demands that it should be organized as a separate Department in the Faculty of Science.

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Fragt Faculty of Medicine.

In Medicine two matters of major importance emerged in the Committee's discussions; greater scope must be allowed for the

The present teaching of preventive medicine and public health. arrangement where by the Deputy Director of Medical Services (Public Health) in the Government Medical Department is also the Professor in the University should be superceded by the establishment of a strong University Department of Social Medicine and Public Health under its own head, a Professor in the University.

(2) The second matter touches the teaching in the Hospitals, In a small place like Hong Kong the range of specialists in branches of medicine and surgery must be narrow, but it is necessary for the health of the University that special ability, when it occurs, must be used. But specialist teachers must have beds in the teaching hospital. A beginning has already been made by the appointment of a special lecturer in paediatrics, a graduate of the University with sound post-graduate training and experience in Great Britain to whom beds were assigned. This precedent should be followed. For the selecting of suitable men the University would have to make proper arrangements to cooperate with the Medical Department whose responsibility the Iospital is.

(3) The Committee is of opinion that as soon as possible the University should consider the possibility of offering to Chinese practitioners ને course for a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Health. It would perhaps be well, however, that this matter should lie in abeyance until the revised regulations for such a course in England have been issued by the General Medical Council.

(1) Faculty of Engineering.

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In Engineering the Committee believes that the University would gain by concentrating on good training courses for civ:1 Engineers instead, as in the past, of spreading its effort to

There has been train mechanical and electrical engineers as well. little demand for these and the facilities for adequ te practical training are insufficient, whereas civil engineering work of high quality, in buildings, roads, harbour works, water supply goes on. at a great rate. For mechanical and electrical engineers the Committes favours a training in science, in engineering drazing, and in the elementary principles of engineering to be followed by

The provision of ine work for an honours degree in Great Britain. necessary scholarships and subsidies would cost materially less thar the maintenance of staff and equipment in these Departments.

(2) The Committee was impressed by evidence of the need of

Little provision in trained architects in Hong Kong and China.

It this field so far has been made by Chinese Universities. recommends that a modest beginning should be made and that n Department of Architecture should be established and that curses should be drawn up for a degree in this subject which would gain recognition by the professional authorities in Great Britain.

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