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th regard to the question of language it was explained
that he progress of Kwok Yu- the simplified colloquial Mandarin -
in all parts of China justified the hope that a common spoken
language might soon be sufficiently widespread to make this a much less
serious obstacle in the future. It was stated that Kwok Yu
had been introduced into the curriculum of the schools in Hong Kong.
that With regard to the high cost of living it was thought the
Λ disparity between the cost of living in Hong Kong and in China
might become less in the future. Nevertheless a generous provision
of bursaries giving fees and tuition and providing aided accommodation
in Halls would have to be a central feature of the new scheme.
This had not been taken into account in preparing the rough estimates
given in the appendix to the note circulated as HKUAC 31 and it was
agreed that a further estimate should be prepared taking account
of such bursaries.
23. In reply to a question Sir Mark Young agreed that the
abandonment of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
would not affect the prestige of the University and therefore of
Hong Kong. He agreed with the proposal to establish instead a
School of Architecture.
It was
24. After Sir Mark Young had left, the Committee considered
briefly the best means of drafting its report. It was agreed that
this document should be as brief as possible and that detailed
and erudite information should be confined to appendices.
thought that the historical section in the note sent to Sir Mark Young
should be transferred to such an appendix and that the report
itself should start off with a bold statement of the Committee's
Mr. Sloss agreed to be responsible for the
recommendations.
drafting of the report in consultation with Dr. Priestley (as far
as he was able to spare the time), Professor Hinton and Miss Ruston.
25. It was agreed that the academic Members of the Committee were
qualified to cammer a
the Constitution of the baversity reported in HKUAC 30 and Mr. Sloss was deputed to collect and collate
the views of Dr. Priestley, Dr. Venn and Professor Penson on this matter
26. It was agreed that the next meeting of the Committee should be
held on Tuesday May 7th, at 2.30 when it was hoped that the draft report could be considered.
No comments yet.
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