CO129-610-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University 15-2-1949 - 7-2-1950 — Page 117

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Should this be the result, and should grants

to the University be eventually made from

C.D. M. funds, there would be certain

requirements with which the University

would have to comply; these are set out in

a Memorandum prepared here, but I do not think

you, or the Univerity, need be troubled with

this at prosent.

one

of two

2. There are, however, a number of points

which we should have to ask you to elucidate

before we could accept the analysis given

in your despatch of the University's financial

needs. We should, for instonen like an

estimate of the effect raising the fees

over to 50% the 1:41 level would have on the

number of students, and how any fall in that

number would in turn affect the University

revenue. Your despatch assumes an increase

in the number of students, and on that ba

the plans for an increased number of lecturers

(are based)

in paragraph 10 We feel some doubts about

the justification for these proposed appointments, think further consideration should be given & whether and

the

uncertain situation in China, the institution

of the University of Malaya, and the deterrent ef ect of increased fees will not between

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