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DRAFT
MEMORANDUM
54403/10
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. S.
Minister of State
Secretary of State
Your Reference..
HONG KONG
&
18
CD.W. (D) No 21.04.
MAINTENANCE OF SURVEY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PIERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
GRANT of £5,500 under SCHEME No. D. 1243.
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Financial Summary.
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1). The Governor of Hong Kong applied in October
1949 for Colonial Development and Welfare assistance
of £50,000 for construction of piers in the
227 New Territories
7 New Territories (see Memorandum C.D.W. (D) No. 1533).
An interim grant of £5,000 was made as Scheme No.D.1243,
preliminary work to proceed, and or further grant h to enable beringe to be made, but As a result of
9 £48,883 was made Febimany 1950 as
Scheme to D.12434 (see memorandum
C.D. W. (D) No. 1934).
For borings, which were to be carried out under Scheren various economies made in the arrangements. the eest a sume f
was incurred and Clay
was only £31. 5. Q which was charged to Works votes. Mo leperitive has
"been charged to Schone do. Draud
2 The Governor
bring cancelled
use thes
pproval for the use of the amount the maintenance of a survey party
[3]
of £5,000 towards) grant Fe
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songs
amount of work is required
recessary
to
survey
approach roads to the
FURTHER ACTION
to be constructed under Scheme 1.8.1243A Tai O pier and the other piers which Hong Kong is Cconstruct from local funds proposing to finance as its part of the general scheme
*
for improving pier facilities in the New Territories.
It is so expected that the construction of piers
at Silver Mine Bay (already constructed), and the
other places selected, under the scheme, will lead to
increased building activity in these areas. For
this