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DRAFT. DEOPATCH
HONG KONG
GOVERNOR
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FURTHER ACTION.
Sir,
I have, etc., to refer to your
despatch No. 244 of the 23rd October, 1947
forwarding and commending the proposals
of the Hong Kong Colonial Development and
Welfare Committee for the expenditure of a
total of £500,000 from Hong Kong's
Colonial Development and Welfare allocation,
on agricultural and fishery schemes for
the New Territories.
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2. I am in full agreement, in principle,
with the proposal to devote one-half of the
total .D. & allocation for Hong Kong to
the New Territories for schemes of the above
nature,
and I entirely agree that there is no
reason why these schemes should not be
considered in advance of plans for the
remainder of the Colony, which are awaiting
Sir Patrick Abercrombie's repcrt. I note
that the latter plans will also cover
education and medical schemes for the New
Territories which are not provided for in the
proposals forwarded with your despatch.
3. I regret, however, to note the
opinion expressed in paragraph 3 of your
Heartch Shat the colony has no foreseeable
means