CO129-511-13 Civil Aviation- proposals for experimental passenger and mail service 28-7-1928 - 28-12-1928 — Page 69

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3 OJUL 1928 COL.OFFICE

Telegram from the Officer Admi

Government

of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 28th July, 1928.

(Received Colonial Office 8.27 a.m. 28th July, 1928.)

Matter

Your telegram of 26th July Civil aviation progresses slowly and is not yet ripe for reference to you. It seems more than doubtful whether financial support is

practicable from Canton Macao can afford very little

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assistance and it seems probable that Hong Kong would be left to bear practically the whole cost of the subsidy- estimated at dollars 100,000 for the first year and dollars

200,000 spread over the next four years. Will report further

when matter is more advanced.