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As the result Mesars B. and S. donated £40,000 to endow C Chair and provide for equipment, British Manufacturers
prosented equipment with several thousands of punds, and so on, We therefore have our obligations.
Hong Kong University differs from proposed Colonial Universities in that it is only partly a domestic concern.
The training of engineers for work in China itself has always been our major concern.
It is not a question of establishing & Faculty in Engineering, with new buildings. This has been done already, and in spite of a loan period 1925 /1935 approximately, when the members taking Electrical and Mechanical Engineering final courses fell away very badly, the Engineering Faculty has to a large extent justified its existence. The Civil Engineer- ing Department has been healthy throughout and just before War broke out, chiefly owing to courses of post-graduate truining at home, the Mechanical and Electrical Departments wore reviving encouragingly.
Strength of Faculty well over the hundred mark in later years.
Our degrees recognised by institutions of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.
It would be particularly unfortunato to cluse down just now. Almost certain it would lead to a 'whispering campaign' that the British were thinking of retreating from Hong Kon”, Also it will be fenrod that the sum fato my soon be in store
for the other Faculties.
The predominance of American trained Chinese Engineers, already alarming, will increase still further.
The University has been of great value to the Colony in varicus ways. For example, tho Matorials Laboratory hus been responsible for the testing of stecl, cemont, concrete, ropos, etc., not only for P.W.D. but for architects, ots., the Government having no Laboratory of its own.
The Colony will certainly be the poorer for the loss of such service.
Professor Redmond then went on to say that ho prosumed that the desire to abolish the English Faculty was influenced by the fact that it would be exponsive to re-equip the Mechanicul and Electrical Departments.
In view of the fact that those two Departments were of special importance to British Manufacturers, an effort should be made through T.B. and B.B.A.M.A. to raise £100,000 £150,000 to set those Departments on their feet again und 40 endow thon partly. Failing this he would recommend the
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The Civil Engineering Dopartment bo re-opond in full. There is always a local demand for Civil Fainoers. The facilities for teach Civil Engincers are good. ́Cost of equipment and maintenance is comparatively low. The most urgent need is a well-oquippod Mutorials Laboratory (which could do all Government testing as well)
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