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8.

(b) Oil

(c) Fresh Water

(d) Airship Gas

Accommodation :

(a) Hangars or Shelters

( Zb 10 )

Shell Oil. Minimum quantity in stock 50 gallons, Aero

Shell Heavy. Other grades obtainable at short notice. Stanavo Oil. Minimum quantity in stock 200 gallons Green Band. All grades Stanavo and Mobiloil supplied at

short notice.

Texaco Oil. Not stocked. Obtainable at short notice.

Potable water available at aerodrome.

Nil.

Number. Structure.

Net

Net Breadth. Depth.

Net Door Net Door Height. Width.

One.

Steel and concrete.

134′ 3′′

250'

35'

121' 6"

Reservations.

Not less than 25% normally avail-

able for visiting aircraft.

(b) Mooring or Pegging down facilities

(c) Handling Personnel

(d) Hotels, Rest Houses, etc.

(e) Medical Facilities

9. Repair Facilities:- (a) Workshops

(b) Spare Parts

(c) Compass Base

10. Communications:

(a) Air Line

No permanent mooring or pegging down facilities. Pegging down would be necessary if no hangar accommodation available in typhoon season. No airship facilities. Handling personnel available from 0900 to 1700 and at all

other times as requested.

No accommodation or food available at airport. There are

good hotels in Kowloon and Victoria.

Medical room with first aid equipment at airport. Fully equipped government hospital one mile distant, with doctors always available.

Repairs undertaken by the Far East Flying Training School, Ltd., who have workshops at airport fully equipped for all wood and metal repairs, including welding, and a staff of licensed ground engineers.

Spares for Gipsy and Armstrong Siddeley engines and Avro and De Havilland aircraft stocked by above firm. Large quantity aircraft general spares, sheet metal, tubing, etc., available.

Non-rotating compass base at S.E. corner of landing area.

(b) Railway (c) Road

(d) Local Transport

(e) Shipping

(f) Telegraph

(g) Telephone

11. Radio Facilities:

(a) Radio Telegraphy

Imperial Airways to England and Australia, við Siam. Air France vid Hanoi, French Indo-China.

Pan American Airways to America, vid Manila and

Honolulu.

Eurasia and China National Airways to China (restricted

service in operation at present).

To Canton, Hankow, etc., (service interrupted at present). Good roads throughout territory.

Frequent omnibus service to Kowloon and thence by ferry

to Victoria. Taxis available at all hours. Ocean liners to all parts of the world. Coastal vessels to

Shanghai, Macao and all ports on China coast. Telegraphic address AIRCIVIL HONG KONG ". Tele-

graph office at Kowloon City.mile distant. Telephone at Control Tower, No. 58071 Extus, 575 and 612.

..

Hours of watch 0600-1700 L.T. daily. Other times by request. Two Marconi transmitters in use for long and short wave working. Transmitter Type TA 1 W/1 range 400 metres (750 Kcs.) to 1,500 metres (200 Kes.) is tuned to a specified spot frequency of 900 metres