CO129-625-3 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1950) 1-1-1950 - 31-1-1951 — Page 98

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Sidebotham

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Mr.

Mr..

Mr.

Mr.

Your Reference...

DRAFT.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

FOR MR. SIDEBOTHAM'S SIGNATURE

97

W. ADAMS, ESQ.

THE INTER-UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE

COLONIES.

1, GORDON SQUARE, W.C.1.

July.

Many thanks for your note of the 10th

I have had a word with Paskin/about the

possibility of aid from the Australian

Government to the Universities of Hong Kong

and Malaya forming the subject of a discussion

with Mr. Menzies during his forthcoming visit,

all

t[_at_any rate from the

and we both feel that,

Hong kong point of view,] the matter is not yet

sufficiently far for the time to be ripe for

such discussion.

of Hong Kong

Since our last talk about the

with the Governor we have been trying

University with

to resolve some of the various financial

difficulties, and this has led to some delay

in getting ahead as quickly as we should like.

FURTHER ACTION.

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