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a short term of years; there are local part-time lecturers; and there are a few Hong Kong graduates. We do not wish to say more than that certain other avenues are at least worthy of exploration:--(a) interchange of teachers with the leading Chinese Universities; (b) temporary employment of some of the lecturers sent out to China by the "Universities' China Committee "; (c) arrangements with certain local missionary bodies (notably the Jesuits) who may have per- sons fully qualified for lectureships, etc.
89. In our opinion "Study Leave " has sometimes been accorded in the past with too little consideration. But apart from this we feel for Hong Kong the initial qualifications re- quired should generally suffice without the expense of further long courses of study in England.
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(b). Although the Senate would welcome ar- rangements whereby interchange of University teachers or the temporary employment of visiting lecturers would be rendered possible, it would point out that such proposals are in no way relevant to the main problem of recruitment, and that the work of such persons could only form an occasional and therefore minor factor in the activities of the University.
(c) The Senate believes that the problem of recruiting would be best solved by adequate salary and superannuation provision, the development of a sympathetic attitude towards research and towards the attainment of higher professional qualifications and repudiation of the suggestion that the University should have any but the best available quality of recruits.
(Report para. 89). That with regard to the conditions upon which Study Leave should be granted, the Senate does not consider a compari- son with Government servants in this matter re- levant, and believes that restrictions upon freedom of transfer within academic circles are undesir- able.
That with regard to the suggestion that "initial qualifications required should generally suffice without the expense of further long courses of study in England ", the Senate desires to point out that the opportunity for attainment of further qualifications for University service whether by research or by extended study leave is a normal
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persons fitted to undertake duties as lecturers or professors in the University.
(b) that the Council while recognizing the difficulties in such interchange, favours the inter- change of teachers with Universities in China.
(c) that the Council would welcome visits from special lecturers sent to China by the Universities China Committee.
Study Leave Rules have already been ap- proved by Senate and Council.
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