CO129-508-8 Plans and reports on proposed aerodrome at Kai Tak 11-1-1928 - 21-12-1928 — Page 33

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far as possible, this area as a building site.

Under the arrangement proposed however, the aircraft

sheds and other technical accommodation for the Royal

Air Force units and for the Civil establishment are

intermingled and more or less interchangeable between

the two organisations. It is necessary, if possible,

that the Royal Air Force establishment should be

entirely separate from the Civil Establishment, that

it should be a self contained unit under single

control, without divided responsibility.

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In both the Royal Air Force and Civil

organisations provision must be made for the

accommodation of landplanes and seaplanes and it is

found on careful investigation, and having regard to

the fact that the area which it is considered should

be reserved for future Royal Air Force buildings

approximates to that allocated to the combined

establishment on plan "B", that it is not practicable

to arrange a lay out on the Eastern side of the

aerodrome, comprising two entirely self contained

establishments, with approaches to the landing ground

and to Kowloon Bay, without unduly encroaching on the

landing area on this side.

It has however been found practicable, while

retaining the Eastern site for the Royal Air Force to

site the buildings which it is considered should be

sufficient for Civil Aviation requirements for many

years to come along the Western boundary where the

present temporary Royal Air Force buildings are

situated. The accompanying plan No.HKl. shows the

lay out proposed. It is considered that from an

administrative point of view the arrangement proposed

should prove satisfactory and the Commanding Officer,

Royal