CO129-515-13 Provision of combined naval- military and air hospital at Hong Kong- minutes of the Joint... 26-3-1929 - 17-5-1929 — Page 6

Linutes of the Thirty-fifth Meeting of the Joint Medical Services Committee held at the War office on Wednesday, the 22nd May, 1929.

Chairman:

Members:

:

Co-opted Member:

Present.

Lieutenant-General Sir Matthew H. G. Fell,

Director-General, Army Ledical Services,

Surgeon Vice-Admiral, A. Gaskell,

Director-General, Naval Medical Services.

Air Vice-Marshal D. Munro,

Director of Medical Services, Air Linistry.

Colonel Sir A. Lisle Webb,

Director-General of Medical Services,

Ministry of Pensions,

Dr. A. T. Stanton,

Colonial cffice.

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In

attendance: Sir Vincent W. Baddeley, K. C. B., Admiralty.

R.J.G.C.Paterson, Esq., C.E., The War office.

Secretary: Major S.W.Kyle.

1.

Provision of a Combined Naval, Lilitary and Air Force Hospital at Hong Kong, Linute 5 of the 19th Leeting)

The Chairman having read a letter from the

Admiralty (M.4763/27 dated 26th March, 1929) suggesting

that this question be further considered by the Committeo,

Sir Vincent Baddeley informed the Meeting that the Board

of Admiralty were in favour of and would support

amalgamation if it were found to be possible. From

recent information it was clear that some change in the

Naval Hospital arrangements at Hong Kong were inevitable

because, owing to the unsuitability of the present site,

the hospital is uneconomical, difficult to administer and

surrounded by undesirable native tenement blocks. In

addition the present hospital is sited on very valuable

ground which the Colonial Government desires to acquire

and has even offered ground for a new hospital at

Stubbs/