(roughly) pre-war limits; since both Hong Kong
Government assistance and H.M.G.'s grant are already
available, any request for C.D. and W. assistance over
appear difficult to and above these amounts would make such justification justify:
difficult.
4. Your paragraph 5. It remains a reasonable
supposition that opening of Malayan University would
reduce, the number of students from Malaya at Hong Kong.
5. Your paragraph 6. I cannot accept suggestion
that H.M.G.'s free grant of £250,000 is being used "as
a pretext" for refusing a grant from C.D. and W. funds.
Nor could I accept any implication (though I feel sure
this was not intended) that H.M.G.'s generosity in
granting £250,000 towards the University imposes on H.M.G.
an obligation to multiply that amount by two. The position
is as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 above.
6.
Your paragraph 7. I heartily endorse your view
that it would be rash to utilise the whole of H.M.G.'s
grant on capital development involving recurrent charges
which it might be difficult to meet.
7. May I suggest that considered plans for re-
habilitation and development of University to meet Colony's
needs be now worked out, and thereafter detailed explanation
furnished as to proposed utilisation of H.M.G.'s grant of
£250,000 (in addition to the capital assistance to be
provided by the Hong Kong Government). If a case for C.D.and
W. assistance clearly substantiated on the basis of the Colony's
own needs can then be made out it will, of course, be
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impartially and carefully considered, but you should be
aware that C.D. and W. higher education allocation is already
very fully committed on projects of accepted necessity in the
interests of the Colonial populations concerned.
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