CO129-508-8 Plans and reports on proposed aerodrome at Kai Tak 11-1-1928 - 21-12-1928 — Page 54

abandonment from the Civil Aviation point of view of

the slipway now under construction which adjoins the

52 proposed Royal Air Force area. If the Civil

Aviation buildings were to be shifted to the Western

end of Kai Tak it would be necessary to construct

new slipway at that end and ultimately the money

already expended on the slipway at the Eastern end

would have to be considered as a matter for adjustment

with the Royal Air Force.

2.

Meanwhile however, as it appeared improbable

that the Air Ministry would be able for some time to

develop the Eastern area, it was considered that there

was bo objection to its use on a temporary basis for

Civil Aviation. A Hangar suitable for the purpose

could be provided and could later on, if necessary, be

transferred to the Western end without great loss, or

might possibly be utilized, on terms to be arranged,

as part of the buildings required by the Royal Air Force. It was not considered practicable to provide

at once for Civil Aviation purposes a hahgar of full

standard Royal Air Force dimensions to be taken over

by Royal Air Force when the time came.

3.

His Excellency referred to the suggestion whit

had been made in an early report and which had all

along been allowed to remain uncorrected, that portions

of the resumed area at Kai Tak would become available

for sale. The continually extended requirements for

the aerodrome itself had shewn that there were no such

available areas and therefore no return was to be

expected from anysales. Mr. Dawson agreed that this

was the case and expressed the opinion that the

Imperial subsidy to Hong Kong was based on the

expectation that some return from these sales was to be

expected. It was considered necessary that this

should