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DRAFT. LETTER
D.J. SLOSS, ESQ., C.B.E.,
421 THE WHITE HOUSE,
ALBANY STREET, N.W.1.
draft herewith.
Peller alleached
(enclosure to 25
Dear Mr. Sloss,
Thank you for letting me see Dr. Gordon
King's letter of the 16th June which I return
herewith. It is certainly must disappointing that nothing appears to have been done towards
the repair of the University buildings.
As to the cost of such repairs, the position
I think, is this. Claims for damage to
and propery, buildings and priority will
assessed be considered by a
Claims Commission to be sent out from this
country, The Commission has not yet been
will
and
the questio
&
the
Claims which are secepteď will
what' paquent of eary,
made, und
priority of parquent
will
Thame
K
be deaded by
the HK Govt.
appointed and it would clearly be some time
before its recommendations are implemented.
I suppose
Any payments
ultimately be met from Hong Kong
Government
I think it is a reasonable assumption
funds
that selain the cost or minimum first-aid
The [mniversity; ca
Ilamazerund fogaus refe be mot repairs to the buildings of the University
el the
casicltation with H.M.G. make them habitable wa
FURTHER ACTION.
to the
the
to
y
and would
therefore fall
faltat
be met
the Government.
though the
which
method by the Stung Yong Gost
will rame
the
reccesary finds
been
not yet conndered.
This being so, it seems to me that we might
suggest to the Governor that, if as we have been led to believe there is this urgent demand for
the re-opening of the University this Autumn the Hong Kong Government should consider paying for minimum repairs and give such facilities as would enable the work to be done quickly, the
expendective being recoverable from at eventuali scaden
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