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TELEGRAM from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong

Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 1st August.

(Received, Colonial Office, 5.40 p.m., 1st August, 1928).

Your telegram of 25th June.

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Aberdeen Water Scheme. Am satisfied as to engineering aspects of the

scheme and Director of Public Works does not require assistance but

am in some doubt as to whether the cost will not be seriously inercased

●wing to under-estimating of the cost of resumpti-on of the paper mills.

In accordance with Clementi's promise (see Hansard 1926 page 92) Aberdee

Scheme was placed before the Public Works Committee of the Legislative

Council which includes all inofficial Members. After full discussion

at two meetings at the second of which all members except Chow who is

absent from the Colony were present Unofficial Members unanimously

sävised in favour of immediate completion of the first section of

bingmun Scheme including cross-harbour pipes as proposed by the

Public Works Department to be followed by second Section of Shingmun.

member only namely Doctor Kotewall advised proceeding simultaneously

with the Aberdeen Scheme. Rest would postpone Aberdeen for the

esent. First Section of Sing Shingaun was approved by your telegram

of 29th May 1924 and is in process of completion except for pipe line

across the harbour and Garden Reservoir in Hong Kong. Second section

has not yet received your approval see Governor's despatch of 2nd

September 1924 No.344. The design of the pipe line across the harbour

has been the subject of discussion in 1925 with the Crown Agents see

Crown Agents' letter of the 27th October 1925 No.540/Z/Hong Kong 3621

to the Colonial Secretary and a decision has not been reached owing to

Clementi's decision not to proceed with this portion of the work (see

his despatch of 20th September 1926 No.399 paragraph 3). Chementi

strongly favoured the Aberdeen Scheme but it seems clear that the Scheme

could only be carried in the Legislative Council at the present time by

Official Vote in the face of unanimous unofficial opposition.

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