CO129-618-3 University of Hong Kong- grants and financial assistance 6-5-1948 - 10-6-1948 — Page 22

[7713] Wt. 40552,714 50m 2/48 C.N.Ld. 748

54403/2/48

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Mr. C. W. M. Cox

Mr.

Sidebotham

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Minister of State

Secretary of State

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DRAFT. CODE TELEGRAM

GOVERNOR

HONG KONG

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FURTHER ACTION.

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No.

CONFIDENTIAL

Hong Kong University. Possibility

of C. D. & W. assistance.

See my til. no.

1. Sloss left here informal

suggestions for assistance for University

from C.. & W. central allocation for

higher education which he has by now

doubtless discussed with you. These

suggestions were put before Executive

Committee of Inter-University Council and

before Colonial University Grants Advisory

Committee for their information at recent

meetings at which formal application for

assistance to proposed new Malayan

University was inter alia considered.

Discussion at these meetings

2.

made it clear that there would be great

securing Jo. D.

difficulty in securing (C. D. & W.

assistance for Hong Kong University,

the following considerations being

relevant:-

(a) the 1946 Advisory Committee's

recommendation for a University developed beyond its pre-war scope envisaged its attracting students from China and generally extending the sphere of influence of the University outside the Colony.

These are not legitimate objects of C. D. & W. assistance.

(b)