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or whether, if this is impracticable, the matter should be
brought up again before the Committee of Imperial Defence
for consideration whether deferment of the scheme should be
accepted on financial grounds.
The Air Council understand that the Company is
not at liberty to dispose of the site without the authority
of the Government of Hong Kong, and further that there is
no immediate likelihood of the Company itself proceeding
with the work of reclamation, or with any building scheme.
For their part the Air Council would view with
regret the postponement of the scheme, but the demand for
further economies makes it impossible for them to proceed
with it at the present time on the basis which has hitherto
been contemplated for submission to the Treasury.
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I am,
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Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
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