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13 JUN 1928 COL.OFFICE
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TELEGRAM from the Officer Administering the Government of
Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
(Dated 12th June Received Colonial Office 1.58.p.m. 12th June, 1928.)
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Your telegrams of 22nd March and 22nd May. Aberdeen
Water Scheme. Latest estimate of Shingmun scheme is
$3,699,542 which includes $700,000 for harbour pipes and
garden reservoir both of which are in abeyance.
$5,000,000 loan will be fully exhausted by the Shin gnun
scheme and harbour dredging and aerodrome site but only
about $63,000 should be required from surplus balances to
complete these works omitting harbour pipes and garden
reservoir. It is proposed to charge Aberdeen scheme to a
future loan but to finance meanwhile from surplus balances.
Liquid balances for 1928 are $2,000,000 see Governor's des-
patch of 11th April No. 192. It is considered that estimates
for 1928 owing to increased revenue will not show deficit of
more than roughly $1,000,000 possibly less. To $1,000,000
f li quid balances thus left will be added refund of $1,943,621 from loan making roughly $3,000,000 available from which to
finance Aberdeen scheme and completion of aerodrome site
pending raising of further loan. The question of extensive
building on the aerodrome site is not included as it is un-
likely that any large expenditure on these buildings will be
required for some years. In view of urgency of increasing
the water supply request authority by telegraph to lay scheme before the Legislative Council see paragraph 9 of Governor' despatch confidential of 30th January. Suggest discussion
Despatch follows.
with Clementi.
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