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the required assurances being given.
One other point arises in connection with
the two recommendations described above. We and
agree in
the Governor both think that an early announcement
how be made of the C.D. & W. grant to the University is desirabla,
You will no doubt appreciate that, quite apart from
the desirability of maintaining interest and pride
in the University in Hong Kong (with a view
incidentally to obtaining funds from private
sources to assist the University) such an
announcement would have a very considerable
political significance, particularly at the present
time, as a further proof of H. M. G.'s oft-stated
intention of remaining in Hong Kong.
mecisely
The announcement, as in the enclosed savingram,
obviously cannot deal too definitely with the
question of the administering authority and has
been drafted accordingly.
I hope that you will
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be able to agree to the publication of this at which we wid like to publish
Finally, you will see from the Inter-
University Council's Report that the visitors
recommended also the establishment of an
Endowment Fund to meet some of the future needs
of the University. I am not taking up this matter
now since the proposals I have already mentioned
are more urgent, but will be writing to you about
it shortly.
here
possible.
possible simultanemsly in H.K., as soon as
(SGD.) H. P. HALL
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