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candidates can be informed of the kind of institution to which they would be appointed and the nature and quality of the work they would be asked to do. In the present acute shortage of academically qualified persons for higher education posts in the United Kingdom or overseas, it is obviously impossible, even if it were desirable to find senior staff for short-term appointment in Hong Kong. Any further development however of higher education in Hong Kong, beyond the emergency arrangements already made, depends on the appointment of senior staff.

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We are therefore unable to suggest any further action that can be takon, until a decision is reached on the main recommendation for the revival of the University. We wish to stress the urgency of the need for that decision in the interests of the Colony itself.