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Mr. Delahunt.
Mr.
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Mr. Parkinson.
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
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HONG KONG.
84
(1)
CONFIDENTIAL.
GOVERNOR.
92600/32. Hong Kong.
223
DOWNING STREET,
15 February, 1932.
Sir,
have
I am etc. to
acknowledge the receipt of your
confidential despatch of the 17th
of December, last, regarding e ▲
Fre
scheme for development of the
sites of the City Hall and
Government House, Hong Kong, and
adjacini areas
*
for the erection of a new
Government House and Government
offices.
2.
I consider that
moment,
the
present time, when retrenchment
is everywhere the order of the
a
day, is not very opportune
one
moment for embarking on an
expensive scheme of this nature.
I should be glad, therefore, if
you