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politics and social philosophy generally, it will do a service in the great developments which China, and in a smaller way, Hong Kong, now face. Extra-mural work, like internal work, must, however, be of true University standard. If it is to be done to a considerable extent by the staff of the University Departments, the estimates we have given will have to be slightly increased or internal teaching and research may suffer.

If extra-mural work were developed on a substantial scale as part of the University's work, there would have to be special staff of University quality and rank. A Director of Extra-mural teaching would need professorial status to carry the weight he should both outside and within the University and he would need to be supported by an adequate administrative and clerical staff, and by staff tutors to carry the main load of extra-mural teaching. It would be better not to attempt the work at all than to do it less than worthily, for no part of the University work would impinge more directly on the Chinese world.

SUMMARY OF STAFF REQUIREMENTS.

32. The total staff in the four faculties proposed (excluding provision for extra-mural teaching) is as follows:-

ARTS. SCIENCE

MEDICINE

Professors Readers Lecturers

CIVIL ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND

+M

Junior and Tutors and Part-time

Lecturers

7

4

18

9

4

7

2

7

15

2

5

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GENE

0 200

Demonstrators

17 9 or 11 8 or 9

4

TOWN PLANNING.

20

7

45

19

38 or 40

33. For comparison the pro-war staff consisted of:

16

2

23

17

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PART IV FINANCE

1.. In this section of its report, the Committeo has made an attempt to estimate the costs of establishing and maintaining a University in Hong Kong of the scope and standards described in Parts II and III. Two general comments must be made on these financial estimates. Firstly, the figures are highly speculative, because there is no reliable information on which to base estimates of such major items as building costs at present or during the next decade. Secondly, the whole of the capital and the full rate of the recurrent expenditure will not be required at the start. The totals refer to the amounts involved in the completed scheme of buildings, staff and departmental maintenance; the building programme will necessarily be spread over a period of years and it will not be possible to recruit all the staff needed for some

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