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HONG KONG
CONFIDENTIAL
Sir,
Downing Street,
26th July, 1935.
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
Sir William Peel's Confidential despatch of the 14th May,
1935 on the subject of the Report of the Economic
Commission, and to refer to the request in paragraph 3 of
the despatch for approval to make a grant, with the consent of
the Legislative Council, to the proposed Hong Kong Travel
Association up to a sum of $25,000 per annum, for the next
three years, as recommended in paragraph 4 of the Travel
Association Committee's Report, should it be decided to set
up such an association.
In my telegram No:74 of the 5th June 1935, I have
already approved the submission to the Legislative Council
of a supplementary vote of $25,000 in respect of the
current financial year. ÁS regards the provision to be
made in the Estimates for 1936 and 1937, however, I should
be obliged if you would consider whether it is not possible
and desirable that the Government contribution to the
Association should be on a less generous scale. When
the time comes to make such provision in the Estimates
you should first submit a further recommendation to me as
to any sum which it may be proposed to include.
I have the honour to be,
THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING
THE GOVERNMENT OF
HONG KONG.
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
(Sgd.) MALCOLM MacDONALD.