(1)
Hong Kong.
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1. Description.
2. Estimated
Total Cost.
3. Date of
4.
Commencement.
Date of Completion.
5. Allocation of
Cost.
6.
Reasons for not under- taking work
before.
7. Method of
financing.
8. Advantages.
9.
Detailed Estimates.
10. Assistance
desired under
Act.
11. Security for
advances to non-official
concerns.
(a) Aberdeen Valley Water Scheme;
(b) Sheng-mur. Water Scheme.
To provide adequate supplies for the
increasing population of Hong Kong Island
and the mainland territory of Kowloon.
(a) $2.702.000
(b) $4.158.509
(a) Uncertain. (b) 1923.
No information available.
£270,200 approximately
£415.850 approximately
(a) Orders for £34,090 in United Kingdom
already placed.
(b)Orders for £15,470
do.
do.
No information available as to allocation
of future expenditure.
Work is already in progress.
The Sheng-nun scheme has been hitherto
financed by local loan at 6%. Future works
are to be paid from Current revenue or surplus
balances pending reimbursement from further loan
See (1) above. No estimate of revenue to
be earned is available.
Have been prepared.
Loan of £49,560 (value of orders in United
Kingdom) on easiest possible terms. No sugges- tion is made as to the terms of repayment.
Does not arise.