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As the result Messrs B. and 3. donated £40,000 to endow a Chuir and provide for equipment, British M.nufacturers 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 lean period 1925 /1935 approximately, when the
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members taking Electrical and Mechanical Engincering final courses foll away very badly, the Engineering Faculty has to a largo 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 training at home, the Mechanical and Electrical Departments were roviving encouragingly.
Strength of Faculty well over the hundred mark in later yoarı,
Our degrees recognised by institutions of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers.
It would be particularly unfortunato to close down just now. Almost certain it would lead to a 'whisporing campaign' that tha British were thinking of retreating from liong Kong, Also it will be tuned that, tho,sume fate my sona be in sucro
for the other Faculties.
The predominance of American trained Chinese Engineers, already alarming, will increase still further.
The University has been of gront value to the Colony in varicus ways.
For example, the Materials Laboratory has beon responsible for the testing of stecl, cement, 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 presumed that the desire to abolish the English Faculty was influenced by the fact that it would be expensive to re-equip the Mechanical and Electrical Departments.
In view of the fact that those two Departments wore of special importance to British Manufacturers, an effort should bo made through F.B. and B.E.A.M.A. to raise £100,000 £150,000 to get those Departments on their fect aguda und da endow thom partly. Failing this he would recommend the following:
Tho Civil Engineering Department bo ro-oponi in full. There is always a local demand for Civil Fryinoere. Tho facilities for teach Civil Enginɔors are gonŮ, Jost of equipment and maintenance is comparatively low. The unst urgent need is a well-equipped Materials Laboratory (which could do all Government testing as well )
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