TEL NO. HOLBORN 3434.
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on the
be
subject of this letter should
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THE SECRETARY,
AIR MINISTRY,
ADASTRAL HOUSE,
KINGSWAY,
LONDON, W.C.2,
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S.23467/Pt.II/S.6.
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SECRET.
AIR MINISTRY,
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LONDON, W.C. 2.
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(2 December, 1929.
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Sir,
I am commanded by the Air Council to refer to
Colonial office letter of the 17th October, 62753/29, regarding
Kai Tak aerodrome, and to acquaint you, for the information
of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, that so far as can
at present be foreseen Royal Air Force requirements at Hong
Kong for some years to come will be met by the provision of
the aerodrome and the construction of the hangar referred to
in Colonial office letter of the 4th October, 67253/29,
supplemented by such temporary accommodation as may from time
to time be necessary.
As regards civil aviation developments, I am to
state that the Council have received information of two
British projects for the operation of services in Southern
China which might mature in the near future if financial
assistance were forthcoming.
It therefore appears to the Council that the need
for the immediate development of the aerodrome for commercial
aviation and the extent of such development is dependent
upon the prospect of financial assistance being available for
the operation of civil air lines when the aerodrome has been
sufficiently developed for such traffic. No subsidy for the
operation of such lines is contemplated from funds at the
disposal of the Air Council and as it appears undesirable that
facilities on the considerable scale contemplated by the Hong
Kong Government should be provided unless there is a
reasonable prospect of a demand for them in the near future,
the Council suggest that before an application is made for
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
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