(ii) Letter from Dr W H Wong and others regarding the Establishwent of a National Institute of Science and Technology

• Author: W H Wong
• Pages: 195

(ii) LETTER FROM Da W H WONG (OF THE GEOLOGICAL SbRXlI OF CHINA) AND OTHERS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

To the British China Indemnity Delegation, Peking Dear Slrs, Peking, June 6, 1926

The undersigned have the honour to submit for your consideration a memorandum on the use of a portion of the Returned Indemnity Fund for the establishment of a national institute of science and technology Trusting that the scheme will receive your favourable consideration We beg to be, dear Sirs,

Yours very faithfully,

WONG WEN-HAO CHEN SHIH.CHANG And about a dozen others Memorandum on the Establishment of a National Institute of Science and Technology The generosity of the British people and Government in returning to Chna the Indenmmty Fund imposes upon the Chinese the duty to devise the best means to utilise this fund for the greatest benefit of the Chinese people, so hat such Senerosty may not be wasted In this spiat, the undersigned

beg to call special attention of the British Chhma Indemmty Delegation, and the fall board which it represents, on the schemae for the estabhlishment of a National Institute (or Research Institute) of Science and Teehnology I -Object The object of such an Institute is to be threefold I Research -The inportanee and necessity of scientific and technical researches are too evident to need any explanation The orgamsa tion of research laboratories is, however, especially urgent in China as we have immense natural resources awaiting to be developed not only for the benefit of China, but for the world at large To develop such natural resourees it requires, first of all, full investigation and studies It is true there exists m China already a number of universities and technical colleges, but they offer httle opportunities for original research There are also students of pure and applied sciences who return every year from Europe and America, and most of them are prepared to pursue the study on their special lines Therefore, the establishment of research laboratories will greatly assist both the cultural and economic development of this country 2 Exploration -There is no doubt that China offers unusual opportunitv for scientific discoveries The remarkable results attained by the occasional foreign expeditions and a few Chinese institutions working in most unfavourable conditions warrant best success of more systematic explorations A number of scientific problems are waiting for...