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An Office meeting was held on the 10th

December to discuss the airfield projects for Hong

Kong.

The following were present:

Mr. J.B. Williams

Mr. Mayle

Mr. Megson

Mr. Emanuel

Mr. Vile

Mr. Wilson.

The meeting considered the two airfield

projects for Hong Kong that of Deep Bay, which is

to cost £4 million, and that of Stonecutter's Island,

which is to cost £11 million and the various ways

in which the expenditure involved was to be met.

It was pointed out that an M.C.A. Mission was

proceeding to China in January to discuss an air

agreement with the Chinese and that, should they be

successful in obtaining an agreement and in finding

the Chinese airfield at White Cloud, Canton, to be

suitable as a staging post in the service to Japan,

they would not have very much interest in Hong Kong.

In any event, as it was Hong Kong which desired an

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