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INWARD TELEGRAM.
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.
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Code
FROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)
D. 10th April, 1951. R. 10th
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15.30 hrs.
11
APR
1951
I
No. 420.
(7) ×(15)
(38) 1950
Confidential.
Your telegrams Nos. 278 and 399.
University of Hong Kong.
Col
Estimates given in my telegram No. 1413 of December 1950 have now been revised by Ride. The new figures are as follows:-
Expenditure in 1950/51 covers Duncan Sloss
School of Engineering and Architecture Vice-Chancellor's Lodge
$640,000
$385,000
Site Formation for Flats
$55,000
Rehabilitation of Great Hall
$100,000
and steel and fittings for 1951/52 programme
$1,600,000
Expenditure in 1951/52 covers
buildings extensions
$1,900,000
Union Building
Construction of Flats
and Pathological Building
Expenditure in 1952/53 covers balance
of payments on buildings mentioned.
$1,000,000 $600,000 $600,000
The revised estimate of expenditure for 1950/51 if £174,000 (sterling). Of this amount you have released £100,000 (sterling), half of which is to be debited to interim C.D. and W. Scheme D. 1984 and half of which is to be met from grant to Hong Kong Government. Pending submission of comprehensive scheme grateful if you would arrange with Crown Agents to pay balance of £74,000 (sterling) for 1950/51 to University through Hong Kong
account.
shortly.
Ride hopes to forward comprehensive scheme
DEFENCE & GENERAL 11 APR 1951 REGISTRY