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on those lines. The Government will pay $900,000 altogether, for which it will get the present Sailors' Home at West Point and the site in Kowloon, and the Sailors' Home will be amalgamated with the Missions to Seamen and the new place will be on the Praya.
HON. DR. R. H. KOTEWALL.-May I ask to what use it is pro- posed to put this site?
THE CHAIRMAN.-Which site?
HON. DR. R. H. KOTEWALL.-The $800,000 site.
THE CHAIRMAN.-I think the present idea is that a police station should be built for that part of Hong Kong on part of the site. Hon. members will probably remember it includes the Church as well, and some day we shall have to redeem our promise of $50,000 for the Church.
HON. DR. R. H. KOTEWALL.-Will you make a note that Un- official members be given an opportunity of studying the scheme when it is formulated? We should like to know how it is proposed to utilise such an expensive site.
THE CHAIRMAN.-I do not think anything will be done for some time. I will make a note of it.
Item No. 73 was deferred for further consideration.
All the other items were approved.
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