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 61

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expresed

Colonial Office was laid down in paragraphe HKUAC

lex formed in HK WAC Paper No. 1 and paragraph

were

of No. 3. but that if the

Committee was of opinion that this policy was wrong it

was at liberty to say so.

For this reason section (a) had been

of the terms of reference was included.

4. The Chairman referred to the adverse view expressed

(HKURT NOY)

Sir Andrew Caldecott jetter and to a suggestion in HKOAC No./

1945 that an

Paper 2 (paragraph 10) (Committe

alternative to a reconstituted University at Hong Kong

was a British University of the Far East to meet the needs

of both Malaya and Hong Kong.

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Sir Edward Gent stated that the purposes of the Committee

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of 1943, which reported as in Paper 2 were essentially

short term", but that this Committee might wish to express an

opinion on the proposal for a joint University.

The Chairman pointed out the necessity of recommendations)

short-range at to restore as early as possible

certain activities of the University and also the difficulty

Such teramandations

without

of making short term proposal which would not complicating

decisions on a long-term policy.

6. Professor Penson inquired if the intentions of the

founders of the Univeristy were still applicable in

changed political conditions. She referred also to the

difficulty of defining the scope and nature of a University

of Hong Kong without fuller information as to what had

been achieved in the past, and in what fields.

He AGREED to circulate

The Chairman offered to obtain such information as

members might desire to have.

copies of the Report on the Development of the University

presented to the Chancellor in 1939.

hard

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reasons why the original purposes of the limeandy Mr. Sloss outlined his view of the adverse influence not be fulfilled!

die woh to founding of the

coincided wist the rise of on the newly founded University if the nationalistic feeling

The fover that

developed in the Chinese Republic. He pointed out that

overseas Chine se had come to Hong Kong in increasing numbers,

especially from Malaya and the Dutch Indiesy and added

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/Professor Hinton