Chinese Ratepayers' Support of Scheme for Control Apropos of the Chinese demand for the rendition of the. so-called "educational rights" of the International Settlement, the Chinese Ratepayers Association has sent a reply to the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Education's letter asking' the members to assist the Chinese: authorities in their fight in this respect.
The Association says that the Waichiaopu has already appointed 2 special committee to work for the rendition of the foreign conces si and the Association naturally do its utmost to realize this because the members opine that this! will solve many disputes. between foreigners and Chinese. Nevertheless, before the rendition of the foreign concessions is brought about, the Asiociation will do all in its power to work for the benefit and the welfare of the Chinese re dona Education, they say, is closely re-Lated to the general' welfare of t the) people and the Association in etter to the Shanghai Municipal Council in March, 1928, explained very clearly its attitude of the Association towards Chinese educe-_ tion in the Settlement. The Associ tion holds that the Chinese Educa Committee should be composed only of [Chinese members and that the amount of money earmarked for the education of Chinese should be not less than 20 per cent. of the total amount of taxes paid by the Chinese residents.
Since March, 1928, the reply continues, when Chinese were elected
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