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porary basis as in 1946, and the Provisional Powers Committee functioned throughout the year as the supreme authority while the usual functions of the Senate were discharged by an Interim Committee. By the end of the year progress had been made to the extent that it was hoped to reconstitute, very early in the New Year, the Court, Council, Senate and Boards of Faculties.

In the meantime the University Authorities continued to expand on a modest scale the activities which had been resumed in 1946. The first year classes, already begun, were in the autumn of 1947 augmented by the resumption of second year classes. A Matriculation examination was held in the summer and of 203 candidates, 106 succeeded in satisfying the examiners. 157 of the candidates were from schools, and 92 of these were successful. Entrance to the University is not restricted to those who pass the University Matriculation Examination, and more than half of those who were ultimately admitted entered on other qualifications. Many of the students came from Malaya. So great was the number of applicants for enrolment that it became necessary to restrict the number of students admitted to the Faculty of Medicine. The following was the total enrol- ment at the end of 1947:

Medicine Engineering

Arts

Science

Men

Totals.

Women

Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women

Com- bined

1st Year

2nd Year

98 18

54 11 11

152 29 37

26

8

18

10 18 10 1

12

144

37 181

7 4

80

27

107

30

17 5

224 64

288

Totals

Rehabilitation progressed during 1947. In August the upper floor of the Ho Tung Workshop was released by the Royal Naval Medical Department and its reconditioning was put in hand. The Anatomy and Physiology Departments have been restored and repairs have been effected to the class rooms of the main building. A part of the basement after renovation was turned over to the Students' Union which resumed in the autumn. Five new residences have been commissioned and hostel accommoda- tion has been augmented by the renovation of May Hall. Although the gynasium has now been put in order it has not yet been possible to rehabilitate the pavilion, and one of the greatest immediate needs of the University is adequate provision for recreation and sport.

Concurrently the staff has been strengthened by the appointment of Readers in Anatomy and Bio-Chemistry and by the return from leave of the Professors of Physiology, Obstetrics and Physics.

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