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The extension of the Colonial Secretary's Office was however long overdue and the accommodation provided in Connaught Road did little more than replace accommodation elsewhere. Meanwhile the demands of the Post Office grow daily and it can safely be anticipated that radio will take a very important place in the life of the Colony almost at once, and accommodation will have to be found for the working of a largely increased staff. All this is in addition to normal increase of Government work during the last 30 years, with which accommodation has hardly kept pace. Even now the Government is paying $34,196 a year for ront of office quarters and as further accommodation becomes essential, it is obvious that building will have to be undertaken. A now Government Civil Hospital and a now Gaol are also expenditure which has been under consideration and which must surely be faced in the near future. On matters of such largo importance the most careful consideration of all the circumstances is clearly required before any scheme is accepted which can be put before the Council with a request for the approval of cxpenditure. Both these improve- ments to the Service of the Colony are under considera- tion and expenditure for beginning the Government Civil Hospital at least will I expect be asked for in the estimates for 1930.
Little need be said on Hoad 32, Kowloon- Canton Railway. We are doing everything that is possible to assist the Canton section and to ensure safe and continuous through running of trains, and further we undertake considerable work in the way of
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