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Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
DESPATCH.
Sir,
Downing Street,
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11 June,
1946.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
CO 537/1427
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RONG LONG
NO.
46.
GOVERNOR.
Exell. in (34).
FURTHER ACTION,
Cofen 7.
MA: Mr. W. Burkett.
Try: M. R.L.M. James.
I have etc. to transmit, for your
consideration a copy of the report of the
Mission, headed by Air Commodore Darley,
which recently visited Hong Kong to
examine the problems entailed in the
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international
selection and construction of an airpata o
in Hong Horn; •
2.
It will be observed that the
Mission recommended that Deep Bay be the
Juch
site selected for an airport, in view
of the poor bad weather approaches at
Ping Shan, and he estimated that
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the cost of constructing one
would
2,000-yard runway at Deep Bay de satémited
hat
be nearly £3,000,000, and the cost
of constructing one 3,170-yard runway
estimated to be nearly £4,000,000.
M3. Clearly, before any further progress can!
willte
be made in the matter, it/is necessary to
consider how the project could be financed.
view of the
The Ministry of Civil Aviation have is
ied out that their financial interes
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