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RECAMEL 18 APR 1940
O. REAK
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG.
2nd April, 1940.
With reference to the last paragraph of your
telegram No.98 of 11th March, 1940, regarding the report
of the committee appointed to inquire into the adequacy
of the facilities at Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, I have
the honour to inform you that before considering further
the very comprehensive scheme proposed by the committee I
have directed that a preliminary investigation should be
made by a detailed survey of the environs of the aerodrome
with a view to ascertaining what amount of spoil would be
needed to form the necessary reclamations and whence the
very large quantity of filling that must be used could be
derived. The cost of this preliminary investigation will
be met from loan and the amount of $60,000 has accordingly
been provided in Appendix VI (C), Head (3)(a) in the
1940-41 estimates.
The engagement of staff for the work
of survey is now in hand and when the investigation is
complete I shall then be able to estimate better the
financial commitments of the committee's proposals and
take further advice as to how far and in what order of
priority they may be put into effect.
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,
I shall not fail
&C.,
&C., &C.
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