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get it at all since they would be authed by Chinese for reasons uncommestest with the value of the land The Gov, thum

the land not worth more than the

and proposes to let the The object is a desirable one

upret price of $50 an Cub have it at $75.

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NS CONFIDENTIAL.

My Lord,

1918

MN 20

249

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG. 21st November, 1919.

I have the honour to inform Your Lordship

that an application has been received from several well-know

residents of the Colony for a piece of land at the Eastern end

of the Island of Hongkong near the village of Shek 0 and about

two miles North of Cape d'Aguilar.

2.

This part of the island is very difficult

of access by land and as the coast is quite unprotected it is

often impossible to land there owing to the heavy swell, I

understand that for some years past my predecessor had intended; to put forward proposals for developing this district, but that

owing to the war it was considered undesirable to incur any

expenditure. Provision has been made for beginning a road next

year which will reach Shek O by the route shown dotted red on

the plan enclosed. By taking this route it is possible to keep

at a lower level than if the route of the existing path by

Pottinger Gap were adopted.

3.

The area of land now applied for which is

about 60 acres in extent, is shown in blue on the plan, with a

small portion coloured red. It is proposed by the promoters of

the scheme to erect a Club House on the red area and to make

gordens and tennis courts adjoining it, and to lay out a nine hole Golf Course on the rest of the land. The membership of

the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B.,

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