CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 11

MINUTES.

BE WRITTEN MINUTES NOT TO

ON THIS SIDE.

In any further communies.

tion on this subject, please quote

8.Binc./0559/27/358.

and address lutter co-

The Secretary,

Admiralty, Whitebali,

London, S.W.

sir,

35a.

Admiralty,

41100/6th August 15021.

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isa? / AUG 211

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I am commanded by My Lorde Commissionere of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the Naval Commander-in-Chief, China, has reported that the Colonial Government of Hong Kong propose to take in hand at once a scheme for the reclamation of

an area between the Naval Ordnance Depot and East Point.

2.

The scheme entails the straightening of the Queens Road, and involves the demolition of the Naval Canteen premises which are the private property of the officers and men of the

Fleet.

The Naval Commander-in-Chief has been in communica-

tion with the General Officer Commanding, China, in regard to

obtaining a site for the erection of new Canteen premises, and

an area of land in War Department occupation in front of the

Dockyard is considered the most suitable.

4. After further discussion, however, both the Naval

and Military Authorities are now of opinion that the establishment

of a Union Jack Club to include Hevy, Army, Volunteers, Ex-Service

Men, and Government employees, and to provide certain facilities

for Indian soldiers, would beat meet the case.

5. So far as the Navy is conce med the site above referred

to is the most suitable for the Club, as if built further away

it would detract from its value to the Fleet.

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The land in question is Colonial Military land, and

My Lords are informed by the Army Council that the consent of

The Under Secretary of State,

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the

İ.P.-No. S

Colonial Office,

Whitehall, S.W. 1.

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