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ALL COMMUNICATIONG

TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE

CROWN ACENTS FOR THE COLONIES.

23713

Rec?

23 JUL 00 202

DOWNING STREET, LONDON.

Hong Kong - Reg: 26412.

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21st July,

1900

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Sir,

With reference to your letter No. 13309/1900 of

the 4th May and previous correspondence respecting the

reversal of the new Law Courts in Hong Kong, I have the

June 00 honour to forward a copy of a report accompanied by six

drawings which we have received from the Consulting Archi- tects regarding a compromise which they have had under

consideration in order to meet the wishes of the Govern-

ment that the Judges' chambers and Law Officers' rooms

shall face east. You will see, however, that they find

that this condition cannot be introduced into the plan

without materially impairing the convenience of its arrange-

ments, and on the whole they think that if this condition

is indispensable it is preferable to entirely reverse the building as proposed by the Colony, notwithstanding the

which the architects serious objections to that course

They

pointed out in their letter of the 5th February.

ask that the final decision of the Government as to which

of these plans shall be adopted may be communicated to them.

2. The Government of Hong Kong have thus before them two alternative designs, neither of which is in the opinion

of

Under Secretary of State

&c.

&C.

&c.

Colonial Office.

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