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 247

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considerations were a good deal simplified.

If his

assumption were right that the sims could he defined in

and

the sen« intended by Lorg Lugard the major concerny ef

would be with

the Committee was to jerine-

questions

scope of the Committee · off required.

the staff, buildings, equipment and the best which would

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fit it to achieve the ends so defined and ones-again-

ends

If, on the other

considered

reaffirmed by the British Government. hand, these social and political objects were impossible

Dritish fùs malé of achievement by means of a c University in Hong Kong, he took it that the Committee

Whether were asked to consider alternative§reens and what part

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possibly a more narrowly conceived university of Hong

be desirable,

would

Kong could play in achieving the same purposes.

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here Mr. Sless remarked - they came up against a

- practical difficulty which was very heavy, on his shoulders

The Commmmillice ware ooked bodore u

at the moment, on short-term policy eleerty was

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envisaged too. What could be done immediately or almost immediately to restart certain essential activities of the University and how could those things be achieved

without prejudice to an adequate consideration of the

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more important lon -term plan. The essential matter on whunt

that he would like to get Sir Edward's reassurance en

was that the Committee could proceed on the assumption

that the policy of Government was definitely defined as

The involving reconstruction and a development of the

University in relation to China,

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Sir Edward Gent said the brief history was

follows:

In 1939 the University found itself after a series of

years very short of money and dependent virtually on

and

with a

8 ome investment

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in the

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main from a grant from the Hong Kong Government.

That

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raised the question whether the Hong Kong Government was

conner! Suegel Tion I how the grow from lo. Hong hong

Swould be accepted paying for something which was a Hong Kong) higher

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Loi was

Yout education institution or ser which

much

University which would servelas a valuable instrument

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for