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which would seem to be free from some of the objections which have been urged against previous suggestions

and which deserves the most serious attention, if indeed it has not already been brought directly to the notice of

The War Office, The Admiralty. If the General Officer Commanding here,

2. It is suggested that the War Office should surrender to the Colonial Government all the lands at present held by the military authorities in Hong Kong,

of the area lying in front of it, as any road is in its present situation,

the plan of carrying the Bragg's Road in front of it must be abandoned owing to the steepness of the gradient at that part where it has zoned the land into the proposed Royal Botanical Gardens; and it is suggested that the War Office should be invited to give up their control over the area at Kowloon and in the immediate neighbourhood of forts, and should receive in exchange a large area of land on Causeway Bay and on the slopes above it, together with a reclamation from the harbour extending beyond the recent reclamation in the bay in question to the breakwater, which forms the present boat refuge from Typhoons.

Further, the Colonial Government should agree, in consideration of the greater value of the land acquired, to make the reclamation necessary.

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which would seem to be free from some of the objections which have been urged against previous suggestions and which deserves the most serious attention, if indeed it has not already been brought directly to the notice of The War Office, The Admiralty. If the General Officer Commanding here, 2. It is suggested that the War Office should surrender to the Colonial Government all the lands at present held by the military authorities in Hong Kong, of the area lying in front of it, as any road is in its present situation, the plan of carrying the Bragg's Road in front of it must be abandoned owing to the steepness of the gradient at that part where it has zoned the land into the proposed Royal Botanical Gardens; and it is suggested that the War Office should be invited to give up their control over the area at Kowloon and in the immediate neighbourhood of forts, and should receive in exchange a large area of land on Causeway Bay and on the slopes above it, together with a reclamation from the harbour extending beyond the recent reclamation in the bay in question to the breakwater, which forms the present boat refuge from Typhoons. Further, the Colonial Government should agree, in consideration of the greater value of the land acquired, to make the reclamation necessary.
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which would seems to be free from some of the objections which have been inged against presions suggestions and which deserves the most serious attention. if indeed it has not already been brought directly to the notice f The War Office The Admiralty If The fermenal Affiche Commonly high. angeras & die w.du. Vaux tut दु andested that horen of apering hafinne 2. It is suggested the War Office should Surrende Aver durgudun to the colonial goo?! all the lands at present held by the military "authorities in Hongthong" of the Aradhing in fint spl al you as any hi Naral yond is in its prevent situration } the plan of carrying the Bragar Road in fret of it must be absudned oning to the sleep ness of the gradient at that part where it hape zon the hand into the purpured Reval. bruttoin; and it is suggested that the Wan Office Munesh invited to be this contre of ther tomm and at Kowloony and in the and Howloon, except thosers occupied by immediate neighbourhood of forts, and should receive in exchange a large large area of land on Causeway Bay and on the slopus above it together with a reclamation from the harbour extending beyond the recent reclamation in the bay in queestion to the breakwater, which forms the present boat. refuge from Typhoons. A Further the colonial gooth Shapes and agree of in consideration the greater value of the land acquired, to make the reclamation, to Necessary P to f S M
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which would seems to be free from some of the objections which have been inged against presions suggestions

and which deserves the

most serious attention. if indeed it has not

already been brought directly

to the notice

f

The War Office

The Admiralty If The fermenal Affiche Commonly high.

angeras & die w.du. Vaux tut

दु

andested that horen of apering hafinne

2. It is suggested

the War Office should

Surrende

Aver

durgudun to the colonial goo?! all the lands at

present held by the military "authorities in Hongthong"

of the

Aradhing in fint spl al

you as any

hi Naral

yond is in its prevent situration

}

the plan of carrying the Bragar Road in fret of it must be absudned

oning

to the sleep ness of the gradient

at that part where it hape zon the hand into the purpured Reval. bruttoin; and it is suggested that

the Wan

Office Munesh invited to

be this contre of ther

tomm and at Kowloony

and in the

and Howloon, except thosers occupied by immediate neighbourhood of

forts, and should receive in exchange a large

large area of land on Causeway Bay

and on the slopus above it together with a reclamation from the harbour extending beyond the recent reclamation in the bay in queestion to the breakwater, which forms the present boat. refuge from Typhoons.

A

Further the colonial gooth Shapes and agree

of

in consideration

the greater value of the land acquired, to make the reclamation, to

Necessary

P

to f

S

M

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