PY.
(F 7182/29/10)
No.1579.
Sir,
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BRITISH EMBASSY,
MANCHESTER, MASS.
August 18th, 1927.
With reference to your despatch No. 601,
(F 3341/29/10) of May 2nd last, I have the honour to
report that, according to the "U.S.Daily", the United
States Consul at Hong Kong has informed his Government
that His Majesty's Air Ministry have plans for the
linking up of Hong Kong with the Empire Air routes,
the main feature of which is the building of a large
civil aerodrome in the Colony. The aerodrome will,
according to Mr. Shantz, be used in the proposed
English and Australian service via Singapore and as a
centre for routes to China, Japan and the Philippines.
Mr. Shantz states that the present plans are confined
to the completion of the land reclamation and the sea
wall and the building of a typhoon shelter and basin
for sea-planes. Advice, he says, is being sought from
England in regard to the erection of the necessary
buildings.
I have etc.,
(Signed) Esme Howard.
The Right Honourable
Sir Austen Chamberlain, K.G., M.P.,
etc.,
etc.
etc.,