ad. l. 1879/34
No. 444.
AIR MAIL.
(s) ang
3
8
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG,
10th August, 1934.
[1] in
13812
Sir,
With reference to my despatch No.307 of
29th May, 1933, forwarding a report by Mr. George White, 33 Principal of the Junior Technical School, regarding
Trade Schools of Malaya with reference to the institution
of a similar school in Hong Kong, I have the honour to
inform you that the matter has been further investigated
and that concrete proposals have now been put forward
which will, it is hoped, enable the construction of a
building to house the projected Trade School to be
undertaken in 1935.
2.
The matter has been discussed by Mr. White
with representatives of the local Building Contractors
Association, and, at a meeting at which Mr. White was
present, it was agreed that an offer of assistance in
the erection of the building should be made by the Association which has undertaken to carry out the work
in return for the net cost to their members without any allowance for profits, and to provide building materials on the same terms, and, to some extent, free labour.
3.
Working drawings have not yet been prepared and it is therefore not yet possible to quote a final estimate, but the maximum cost has been put provisionally
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P..
&C.,
&C.,
&c.,