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5. I should be glad to learn whether His
Majesty's Government would be willing to assist
this Colony in financing the scheme for a Hong Kong
aerodrome, to which as I understand from your
telegram of the 10th December great importance
is attached on imperial grounds.
6.
As regards the bearing of article nineteen
of the Washington Treaty on the proposal to
construct an aerodrome in Hong Kong, I have the
honour to point out that this aerodrome will be
constructed primarily for commercial and for police
purposes, and in this respect I take it the Colony
has complete freedom of action. After its
construction the aerodrome will also (as at present
intended) be made available by the Hong Kong
Government for use by His Majesty's Air Force,
and
in this connection I invite attention to a letter,
dated the 16th October 1926, written by Lieutenant
Colonel L.R.Hill, Military Attaché at Tokyo, to Sir
John Tilley, who forwarded a copy of it to the
Foreign Office under cover of a third personal note
dated the 21st October,1926. Lieutenant Colonel
Hill refers to the intention of the Japanese Ministry
for War to station one of the new formations of
Military Air Force (No.8. Wing) in Southern Formosa
and adds:-
"The American Military Attachéinformed me
recently that he has reported to Washington that the
move is contemplated and has learned that the question (i.e. of the bearing of article nineteen
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