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 243

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of the University, it was decided to extend the terms

with of reference and membership of thes Committee which had not then MU of the Committee as now reconstructed Juled

about half had lived and worked in Hong Kong or the

Far East; the other half, one or two of whom had visited Hong Kong, represented British universities or were members of the Advisory Committee on Education in

the Colonies. It included four members of the

Asquith Commission, Dr. Channon, Dr. Priestley, Dr. Venn and Professor Penson. Two of these,

Dr. Priestley and Dr. Venn, had been nominated members of the Inter-University Council for Higher Education in the Colonies. The Secretary-Designate of this Council, Mr. Walter Adams, was also a member.

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The Chairman then eslled on Sir Edward Gent,

who until few weeks ago had been in charge of the Far Eastern Department for a long period, toive, some

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the Colonial Office

point of view.

Sir Edward Gent said that he regarded the

Sexe it was asked Committee as an extremely important body to take de- cisions of lasting value, as he hoped, to the British

( position in the Far East. So far as bio own →→dsition was concerned, he had, until the dher week, been concerned

but for many years past with Hong Kong affairs, so that if he spoke in rather ersonal way and ventured on any predictions or ideas about the future of Hong Kong, his remarks should be taken as essentially personal and not

necessarily the views of the Colonial Office.

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