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DRAFT.LETTER.
E.M.T. WILTSHIRE, ESQ.,
MINISTRY OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
32 ST. JAMES' SQUARE,
S.W.1.
FURTHER ACTION.
Rewe ummate
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(8.24).
For Mr. Rogers' signature
Dear Wiltshire,
February, 1947.
We should be grateful for your advice in
the following connection. The Governor of
Hong Kong in a telegram, of which I enclose
a copy, (has asked) for a Town Planning expert
of high repute to advise on development round
the port and the two cities of Victoria and
Kowloon.
There was need, even before the war, for
the replanning and rebuilding of the old part
of Victoria where Chinese housing conditions
were recognised as bad and the damage caused
this hicction by the war offers a notable opportunity, As
activ
bad,
you will gather from the Governor's telegram,
however, there are the reactions of the
various interests concerned to be considered
in selecting a man for this job. The
importance of the port and harbour in any
development of Hong Kong must also, of course,
be taken into account. Sir Mark Young
apparently envisages a visit by a highly
qualified expert, presumably a consultant, if
that is the right expression, rather than the
appointment at this stage of a Town Planner
for working out a detailed plan.
We should be very glad to know whether,
in the light of your experience and knowledge