CO129-511-13 Civil Aviation- proposals for experimental passenger and mail service 28-7-1928 - 28-12-1928 — Page 8

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It is not very clear what relation the

proposal submitted by the G.0.C. has to the proposal, submitted by the 0.A.G. in his despatch of the 27th of August (No.5). I spoke to Mr.Evans at the Air Ministry. He seemed to be very vague on the subject, but on the whole he thought this must have some connection with the other propo sal and was probably another of Mr. V. Fowler's schemes. Incidentally he said as regards the aerodrome that the Air Ministry were not disposed to accept Mr. Jenson's recommendations which they thought

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to be somewhat grandaise.

It appears very unlikely that the G.0.C. would have submitted this proposal without consulting the Colonial Government, but as the Air Ministry suggest it should be made clear that such consulta-

tion is necessary when the proposal is approved.

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The other conditions suggested appear to be unobjectionable except the Air Ministry's

proposal that only British and Chinese pilots

should be allowed to use the aerodrome.

Presumably they want to exclude Japanese, but

it will be very difficult to maintain the

character of the aerodrome as primarily a

civil aerodrome (which ostensibly it is)

if this sort of restriction is imposed.

Moreover restrictions of this sort will be

a great hindrance in the development of Hong

Kong as a centre of air communications, and think we should try and prevent any such

restriction being imposed from the start.

In the case of the Singapore aerodrome

where the Air Ministry had stronger reasons

for imposing restrictions since it is

primarily a service aerodrome, they have not

imposed any such restriction and have agreed

to the use of the aerodrome by any foreign

aircraft at the discretion of the local

authorities and on conditions laid down in

their letter of the 25th of April (No.13 on 52014/28). I think we might well suggest

that the conditions in Hong Kong should be

no more restrictive. In fact I do not quite

understand why they have not adopted exactly

the same conditions for Hong Kong as for

Singapore.

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I think we might reply agreeing to the proposed answer to the G.0.C. subject to the amendments suggested above. The Air Ministry ask for a very early reply and I therefore

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