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 99

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are still in China and are continuing to live

in China. Economic conditions among those people

is not going to be anything so good for a great

number of years to come. There will be quite a

number of British Europeans coming to the University

for their education as they will not be able to

afford to come to this country for education.

Mr.

• Jox

thought it would be difficult to

supply educational experts and he thought perhaps

it might be welcomed to have one or two first-class

foreigners on the staff.

Sir Humphrey Prideaux Brune asked how far

would we fely on Chinese co-operation. The

Chairman thought that we ought to take this for

granted in planning.

(Some comment followed here and the

Chairman said we were hoping to build the right

type of house.) Miss Ruston said that, building

up the University is adding cement to the sand of

University

the time. ✰

Mr. Morse stated that one of the tradegies

of Hong Kong was the lack of playing fields etc.,

The Chairman suggested that there should be

a regular fortnightly meeting and a discussion

followed as to the most suitable day.

Mr. Cox thought it would be a good idea to

have a paper made out as to what the

should be. He wondered if the Secretary could

manage to collate or summarise a list to all

members as to where they would find the main ideas. At the next meeting he thought they should try to finish the blue print thought most suitable for Hong Kong in 1946 which would lead to

report or argument in favour of going out, for that kind of University. If the Committee as

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