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 265

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been no school classes for four years.

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There were, of

course, A certain number of people who remained in

Hong Kong who had done two, three or four years of their

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restanter courses, wt until the University was got going again

there was nothing that could be done for them. A Possih ly

somethi could be done for a small group of first year

entrants, but beyond that nothing much could be done.

The equipment of the University was completely gone.

There was not a single thing, not a test tube left.

Everything had been pilfered, looted or destroyed.

After seeing the state of the buildings and equipment

Mr. Sloss was appalled at the difficulties of providing

even elementary laboratory equipment in the near future.

The suggestion had been made that they should go ahead

with the preliminary scientific training of a new race

should begin of doctors without any laboratory work, but in Mr. Sloss'

and such

opinion this would be hazardous in the extreme

hazardous

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a course would not be justified. As a preliminary he

thought they xxx must

details of the number of prospective entrants.

obtain from Hong Kong full

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for more than

view was that ther woul be ten fifteen or a number

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would think

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The Chairman aid that Mr. Sloss's had given an

illuminating statement of the present position.

the Committee area that (in the light of it, it was

worth while obtaining confirmation of Mr. Sloss's

estimate of the probable number of students likely to

farting coursel

be capable 66 taking ddvantage in the autumn if it were

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possible to start something in & small way, not forgetting Mr. Smith's point about finding out particulars of their

secondary education.

Sir Herbert Eason asked whe ther

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reliable figures could be got until it was known that

education was going to continue.

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they should

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