FOR REGISTRAT
REO 33
23 AUG 1932
Telegram from the Officer Admini tering the Government of FF
Hong Kong to the Secretary of t .te for the Colonies.
Dated 22nd August. Reosived 11-4 a. m. 22nd August, 1952.
q 89 ge
No.177 Confidential.
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Your telegra, of 29th July NO.97.
Essential mi: dmum requirements for existing
telegraph purposes are additional transmitting equipmen 'T £12,000 068itional rageiring equ: pment £4,000. These are entirely apart from requirements which a regular service with Japan wonić involve and merely sɩ ffice to modemise present service but would permit of taik kg initiating a service with Japna if necessary. I propose to provide 2ox above item in 1935 Datimetoa unless company is preporad to undertake work. If installed by Government it will be necessary for company to take wrer at valuation if and whi a agreement is made.
Wireless telc phone to Shanghai will
ineritably be pressed very shortly and should be a paying anak proposition. With 2soe hand Hong Kong would not hesitate to
negotiate with Shanghai for installation and I request
authority to proceed at once, mer far to take over at Talpetion. in due course. If merger take over service at once marantee
that
should be required/telephone shon d be installed without delay.