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Enclosure No.1
4101/1933.
Sir,
10th August, 1933.
With reference to your letter KT.5/3 of 10th May,
1933, on the subject of an area for an officers' mess, I am
directed to inform you that Government is prepared to grant
to the Royal Air Force an Area as shown coloured red on the
attached plan, subject to the following conditions:-
(a) The grant to be made on payment by the Royal Air
Force of the sum of $36,625, being 25 times the
annual Crown Rent which would be reserved for the
area if demised by the Crown.
(b) User of the area to be restricted to the purpose
of a Royal AirForce officers' mess.
(c) The area to be returned to the Colonial Government
on its ceasing to be required for that purpose,
and if such return shall take place before the
expiry of a period of 25 years, a proportionate
part of the sum of $36,625 shall be refunded to
the Royal Air Force.
(d) No Crown Rent shall be charged for the area.
(e) Payment of half the cost, as determined by the
Honourable the Director of Public Works, of
construction by Government of so much of an access
The Officer Commanding,
Royal Air Force Base,
Kai Tak,
Hong Kong.