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There is sufficient bulldẳng spaco swilable at either site for both R. .F. ma civil needs, but in this respect 'ing than is a little better off than Lee" Bay.
An inyortant aspect to consider is tie anti-onlarial precautions to be taken. It is stated by the R‚‚F. Roudend Officers at lỏng Kong that they could not hope for an immunity bettar than 10 par 1,.00 at Ping Shan, whereas they could guarantee onsplote imunity fra malaria at the Deep Bay site witů something 143 30 per cent of the anti-malarial personel regirai at ́ing than.
Doth sites are a considerable Matance from 'ong Kong an, the ultimate scheme would have to allow for hotel accommodation on the site to relieve throug}, passengers of the neccssity of travelling 8) odd miles into liong Fong,
VIII. COMO USIONS
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It was agreed by ail members of the lesion that the haɛrruOUS Southern ap roaches to the 'ing Chan alte make it unsuitable for all weather use by civil airlines. The R..F. however, are wrepared to socept those approaches for operational use. It remains, therefore, to be deadded whether there is a sufficiently strong case for the construction at Lee, Tay of a suitable Civil mort, oven though it may be at greater expense than a similar one at inyban.
Also it remains to be Goalded whether the re:şirements of a civil runway of 8,500 feet lus altitule correction of 300 fest is necessary or whether a compromise between R. A.F. and civil stanianis could be reached and a runway of my 6 000 fest by 15) eet could be built. It is mentioned in this respect that the width of rummy decided upon now suculu be final, as any further extensions of whaktiz could only result in the ruwey being out of action for sono considerable time at a later date.
It is strongly reooriandeŭ that whatever size zaway is contemplated, Deep Dạy be the site selected, as any dvil contribution to the cost of construction at ing (han would, in view of the reoz bad weather approsabes, be a very poor investment. The acceptance of Đẳng Chan would limit civil operations to fair weather seriols and the goal of constructing an airport to compete with the “hite cloul airport at Canton would not be obtained. In this respect it is pointed out
that foreign afromît, rarticularly those of the U,k,A,, rather than use hong kong in fair weather and accept constant diversions to Ganton during low aloul oʊnditions, would probably prefer to use Canton at all times, rather than maintain staff at loti; airfielis. It is not known what loss of trade and prestige this would milail at Hong Kong, but it is felt that it would be gonsiderable.
If it is decided that ing than shoul: be built in preference to weer Bay, tùm a further civil alterative would be the use of the flying boat on tis route and to use either fal Tek or ing han, if constructed, for intemal land plane services using mall aircraft.