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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