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B.

Faculty of Science.

It was agreed that the essential departments were Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Botany and Zoology.

(a) No special em hasis appeared to be called for on any distinctive branch of chemistry.

(b) The suggested development of the study of nuclear physics in China would best be achieved by the training of good Honours graduates of the University of Hong Kong at a British university.

(c) By reason of the geographical position of Hong Kong and the existence of a scheme for a Fisheries Research Institute it was of importance that special emphasis should fall on erine Biology.

wide development 14. It was suggested that no special on h. 010 was called for in the teaching of otany and in Hong Kong because of the restrictions imfaveed the natural environment of the areas. by the resticated species and types of the area.

15. Certain members of the Committee were of opinion that the studies in physiology, anatomy and biochemistry should be organised within the Faculty of Science even though the Department ofʼ Pathology should tend to become annexed to the Faculty of Medicine and the teaching hospital.

C. Faculty of Medicine.

16. ta After discussion, it was generally agreed that in addition to provision for the teaching of medicine and surger already made, it was desirable that the Department of Public Healtn and Preventive Medicine should be developed, that the facilities offered by the municipal organisation of Hong Kong should be exploited to the full for teaching purposes, that an Institute of Public Health should be developed with the aim of affording comprehensive courses in Preventive

edicine for graduate students.

that

(b) the further development of the study or faediatrics is desirable.

Surgery

that

(c) post-graduate training in Orthopaedic

urgery should be provided.

17. Dr. Kauntze urged that while the study of tropical diseases must form a large part of studies in systematic medicine there was need or the development of post-graduate teaching in tropical Diseases.

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