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 171

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1 Professor

1 Lecturer

was adequate.

2 Junior Lecturers

2 Tutors

(vi) Philosophy. The Committee agreed on the importance of

this Department and recommended a staff of:

1 Professor

1 Lecturer (Hindu and Buddhist

Thought)

1 Lecturer (History of

Philosophy and Science).

Tutors.

(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 matterfor

later development.

(viii) Geography.

should be increased to:

The Committee recommended that the staff

1 Reader

1 Full-time Lecturer.

China for

It was felt that there would be a case for developing this

department particularly in view of the needs of teaching in Geography and in that case further staff might be

needed in the future.

B. Department of Education.

(ix) The Committee emphasized the importance of this

Department not only for the training of teachers for the Colony

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 of 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 suggested that immediately, the following staff would be

required but that with the anticipated extension of the training

of students from China large additions to the staff would be called

for