and it was quite impossible to say what proportion
was a permanent accretion or when conditions in
China would be sufficiently stable to encourage
an efflux.
If the population were to drop
by half a million so that it were not more
than double the pre-war figure, most of their
problems would seem much easier.
(a) Housing.
There is a small scheme for
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500 flats which was to be organised by a
building society, (with which Bishop Hall was
associated), financed by a bank loan at a
low rate of interest.
The bank had finally
found itself unable to take part in the scheme owning to its unturiversline character
and it was now proposed to proceed with
a modified scherme
by private Bill in Legislative Council.
Mr Nicoll
had also been in touch with Wimpeys to
ascertain what they could do in the way of
mass production, but he had been informed
that this was not possible on hillside sites.
If flat ground could be found Wimpeys might
be interested
for a town planning unit which was essential
Gour
They are putting up proposals
before any large scale building policy could
set in motion
be decided upon.
He also said that a
/ and he had some hope being able to find a reasonably level sire on the
possible removal of. decision was badly required on the domof
Service Establishments from areas in the centre of the city of Viction, the services Mr Sidebotham thought they
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manilaus.
would have to wait anong time for that. It haiken occided that al- was not mackicable to press this matter in present excepustima.
The Governmet had drawn up a development plan for the New Territories,
but three of the schemes for which C.D. and W. grants had been agreed in principle, (for irrigation and the construction of piers and feeder roads in the New Territories), had been sent back by the Secretary of State for further detailed information and were now being reconsidered. (Small interim grants were approved for the first two schemes to enable work to begin.)