CO129-508-8 Plans and reports on proposed aerodrome at Kai Tak 11-1-1928 - 21-12-1928 — Page 32

Sir,

Enclosure No.1.

Royal Air Force Base,

Kai Tak,

Kowloon.

29th September, 1928.

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I have the honour to inform you that in

accordance with arrangements made between the

Colonial Office and Air Ministry of which I

understand you have been duly notified, I have been

instructed to examine and report on the Aerodrome at

Kai Tak, agree provisionally with the Hong Kong

authorities, subject to final Air Ministry approval,

a lay out of the site to meet probable Royal Air

Force and Civil Aviation requirements and also agree

to the disposal of land acquired for the aerodrome

which may be found surplus to requirements.

I have carefully considered the lay out plan,

marked "B", prepared by the Honourable The Director of

Public Works and forwarded with His Excellency, The

Governor's despatch No.226 dated 25th April 1928. The

proposed buildings are sited on the Eastern side of the

aerodrome and for an establishment such as that

suggested the arrangement is in general entirely

satisfactory. In siting the buildings advantage

has been taken of the fact that the hills close to

the Eastern boundary prevent aircraft, taking off

towards or coming in from an Easterly direction, using

a strip of land along this boundary, which therefore

becomes available for building purposes.

It is

undoubtedly desirable in any lay out to utilize, as

far

The Honourable The Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.