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Add ralty (D.A.C.B.) Colonial Office (2 copies)
(Mr. Big and Mr. Rankin).
Airfield Development at PING SHAN (HONG KONG New Territories)
The construction of a military airfield at PING SHAN in the New Territories HONG KONG, has been approved by the Chiefs of Staff and Treasury approval in principle, together with an intial grant of £150,000 towards the cost of construction has been obtained and site preparation is in progress,
2. The Adiralty and Ministry of Civil Aviation have also stated requirements for Naval and Civil Aviation facilities at PING SHAN.
Details
of the joint requirements are set out in the minutes of the meeting held in Air Ministry on December 13th, 1945 (circulated to Admiralty, 40.A. and D.C.
A copy of these minutes has now been circulated to F.A.B.
3. The Civil Aviation requirement is for the provision of an airfield of "In national standard", which implies the construction of ru ways and teh tracks of greater length, width and bearing value than those constted for normal military use. It has been a preciated however,
that the PING SHAN site may not be altogether suita le for development to the civil "International standard" and it has accordingly been decided to despato a Mission of technical exper:a to HONGONG as soon
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as possible to examine the PING SHAN site, to report to the Air Ministry and Ani sty Pivil Aviation thereon, and to examine and report on any
tea, in the Colony considered suitable for large scale
Development. The existing airfield at Kai Tak to b icular.
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agreed that the Mission should consist of representatives P..B, and D.G.W., Ministry of Civil Aviation and I should be grateful if you would now appoint your representatives and inform Air Ministry, D. D.0.2. (with copy to Air Ministry,
of the names of the officers selected, so that copies of the
„(as agreed between the Air Ministry and the Hi istr stion) and of the administrative instructions relate # the fission may be issued tɔ all concerned.
ape D.G.C.A. would be good enough to arrange for ti LA.C. representative,
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