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(vii) Modern languages. The committee agreed that provision should be made for practical instruction in French. It was thought
possible that Portuguese studies might be developed because of the importance of the Portuguese element in the local population and
because of the importance of Portugal in early relations with the
Far East. This was regarded as a matter for later development.
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Geography studies should now be undertaken with a view to later,
toy the development of a strong University Department of Geography studies. The staff (immediately needed should be 1 Reader and 1
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(1x) The Committee emphasized the importance of this' Department not only for the training of teachers for the Colony felke but because of the very large part it might play in the training of teachers of English in China 'proper. Sir George Moss drew
attention to the high importance attributed by the Chinese Ministry
of Education to good teaching of English. It was felt that the
University Department a Education might become a major centre for
the training of such teachers who would come to Hong Kong after
completing degree courses in Chinese Universities.
It was would be suggested that immediately, the following staff was required in-the
anticipation that a few students would come from China but that with
students for Chiesa the anticipated extension of training of Chinese large additions to
the staff would be called for hereafter.
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