No. 302.
Ansa
Sir,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG, 26th May,1933.
I have the honour to request your covering
authority for the sale by private treaty to the St.John
Ambulance Brigade of an area of land, shown coloured red
on the attached plan and measuring about 16,000 square feet,
on the island of Cheung Chau, for the purposes of a
hospital, Crown Rent to be the nominal sum of $1 per annum
for so long as the lot is used for a hospital or similar
In other respects the terms and conditions of
purposes.
sale are the usual ones and include inter alia premium
at the rate of two cents per square foot plus 50% for sale
by private treaty and a building covenant of $20,000.
A Mr. Au Poon Ho has promised to defray the expenses of
erection and furnishing, and the Brigade will supply a
resident doctor and a staff of Chinese nurses and bear the
maintenance charges, with the assistance of voluntary
contributions from the inhabitants of Cheung Chau, who are
strongly in favour of the scheme. The Hospital will meet
a long felt need for this important fishing village.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
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THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR P.CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.
etc.,
etc.,
etc.
Governor, &c.
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