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Telegram from the Officer Administering the Government
of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies.
Dated 5th October, 1929.
(Received Colonial Office 9.20 a.m. 5th October,1929).
Your telegram 10th September Colonial Development Fund Latest estimate of cost of acquiring and forming
aerodrome is $2,679,250 of which £100,000 is being
contributed by His Majesty's Government. Estimated expenditure to end of 1929 $2,317,159 and in 1930
$249,500. This estimate includes only Colony's share
of one building viz. bangar referred to in my telegram
12 September. Development of aerodrome as an airport
will require extensive building, asa my despatch 26th
April 1928 No. 226. Cost of Commercial development
only has been roughly estimated at $3,500,000 but it
is impracticable to proceed with design and estimates
or to say how much of estimated cost will be spent in
Great Britain until the Air Ministry approve lay-out-
of the whole aerodrome as recommended by Mr. DamHOT.
At present the Colony has no funds for this development
out if direct grant could be made from Colonial Development Fund Colony would be in a position to proceed. Schiene la for the present being financed
partly from Public Works (1927) 0% Dollar wan and
partly from surplus valance in anticipation of future loan. I therefore ask that Celonial Development Fund should contribute £100,000 as a gift to the Colony for continued development of aerodrome. I doubt whether aerodrome can be remunerative for very many years but it is an essential part of the Colony's
equipment