INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
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DUPLICATE
FROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)
D. 29th December, 1950, R. 29th
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10.55 hrs.
121
PRIORITY
No. 1413.
Confidential.
Your telegram No. 1900. of 22nd December 1950.
University of Hong Kong.
After consultation with Ride annual expenditure from total grant of £500,000 is estimated at £82,000 up to 31st March 1951, £293,000 up to 31st March 1952, and £125,000 up to 31st March 1953.
Expenditure in 1950/51 covers Duncan Sloss School of Engineering and Architecture $640,000, Vice-Chancellors' Lodges $385,000, site formation for flats $55,000 and rehabilitation of Great Hall, $220,000.
Expenditure in 1951/52 covers main building $2,500,000, construction of flats $1,300,000, and Union Building $900,000.
Expenditure in 1952/53 covers balance of building programme, details of which are not yet available, but which it is hoped will be furnished shortly, $2,000,000.
Arrangements will be made for early submission of detailed scheme covering all capital development expenditure of £500,000. In order to avoid any compli- cations over underlying principles of C.D. and W. grant regarding revenue-producing projects, it is desired that cost of flats, for which occupants are charged rent is debited to C. and M.E.S. vote and not to C.D. and W. grant.