CO129-594-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45- Advisory Committee- minutes of... 18-1-1946 - 9-4-1946 — Page 114

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18. The Chairman expressed grave doubts of the value of isolated small schools of engineering. His experience led him to the conclusion that more errective training would be achieved by the provision of post-graduate training in engineering in the West after a good scientific training in Hong Kong. Mr. N.L. Smith roferred to the unwillingness of Chinese to work in factories and workshops as apprentices side by side with Chinese of lower social standing, but the absence of any such hesitation/when apprenticed in England. Mr. Sloss suggested that the ship building industry supplied facilities for training in mechanical engineering of notable value. The Chairman maintained the view that small engineering schools were inordinately costly and under present conditions impossible adequately to staff. Mr. Morse referřed to a previous attempt in Hong Kong to limit teaching to courses in civil engineering, but Mr. Sloss pointed out that little economy was achieved because laboratories and staff for the teaching or the cloments of mechanical and electrical engineering still were necessary. Sir George Mose# sɛid that a rovived University of Hong Kong was not being established to provide for all of China's educational needs and that the Committee should keep its attention directed to what might be regarded as essentially British cultural interests. It was agreed that further consideration of the suspension of engineering teaching in Hong Kong should be deferred until an opportunity had been

iven to Professor Redmond to state a case for its retention.

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X. (please 22 1 The Committee discussed the difficulty adequately of starring the University of Hong Kong and other Colonial universities. The Chairman hōped that an arrangement for the secondment of lecturers from British universities might give effective help but was of opinion that a nucleus of permanent appointments was necessary.

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The Committee agreed that hereafter the restriction of senior academic appointments to European members of the staff except in the Department of Chinese must be abandoned.

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Mr. Sloss was asked to make en outline estimate of the staff required for the above develo_- ments of University departments compared with the present establishment.