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E. CLOSURE H
Report by the Director of Public Works.
Honourable Colonial Secretary,
I forward a plan in duplicate shewing the
area proposed to be resumed from the Kai Tak Company
coloured BUFF. Negotiations for the purchase of
this area are in hand.
2. The area remaining to be reclaimed to
complete the reclamation is hatched in BLUE and is
estimated as stated in paragraph 16 of (7) to cost
£738,000.00.
3. The area "A" recommended by Wing Commander
Leckie for a Commercial Aerodrome is edged in RED
with the flight gaps hatched in RED at 'B', 'D', &
'C'.
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4. It will be noted that the area 'A' exceeds
that of the previously suggested area, being 780 yds.
X 875 yds. and is not as large as some of the Civil
& Military aerodrome mentioned in Wing Commander
Leckie's notes but, in addition the flight gaps
are provided to give increased lengths of run.
5. The cost of this aerodrome area 'A'
containing 5,423,100 sq.ft. or 124.58 acres in
accordance with the new recommendations is estimated
to be (at the rate of 23.5 cts per sq.ft) 1,275,000.00
to which must be added the cost of covering in the
nullahs as now asked for viz. 2275,000.00 making a
total of
1,550,000.00.
6. It will be noted that the flight gap at 'D'
is not within the area to be resumed from the Kai
Tak Company and will need to be acquired separately.
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