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 266

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Mr, -Sloss said it would here to contingent.

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Sir Herbert Eason doubted whether that was

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satisfactory. They should settle the principle of

whether there should be a university at all. He thought

that from the Imperial point of view it was essential

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for Briti.h prestige to have a university in Hong Kong and Malaya. It should be a university nal

all the

faculties.

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Unless we kept the university in Hong Kong

we should certainly lose prestige in competition with

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our more active brethern across the Atlantic, and if

we waited until wet through diplomatic channels

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the question settled of who would support it, the time would have gone when we might profitably have started

the university.

the Convite The first question was: did they

think it desira le to have a university at all?

General discussion followed round the question.

Mr. Sloss asked whether they were not going to make it

an assujption on the authority of the official

definition of the position in the papers circulated. The Chairman suggested that they devote themselves at

the next meeting to the principle involved. Sir Herbert) Eason thought personally, As an ordinary layman,that it

dogano to have a university in Hong Kong. was most imposs

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Dr. Priestley remarked that it was a question of finance.

Sir Herbert Eason said the British nation should pay.

Dr. Priestley wondered whether the British Government

would be willing to envisage an expenditure of five or

ten million which would be involved to do the job

properly. It must not come out of the sum for the

development of Colonial universities.

It was not

fair charge on Hong Kong revenue. Mrs. Foster said

they were asked to

university or not. university or not.

the affirmative.

ay whether there should be-

Dr. Venn thought the answer was in

agreed with St. Galos

Sir George Moss thought it would be

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extremely

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