CO129-520-10 Tung Wah Eastern Hospital 28-11-1929 - 13-12-1929 — Page 4

Enclosure No. 1.

Enclosure No. 2.

2.

an adequate endowment fund will meet with considerable

success.

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3.

Meanwhile I have had under consideration a

request from the Directors for a grant from Colonial revenue similar to the grants already made annually to the Tung Wa and Kwong Wa Hospitals. Such grants were made during 1929 amounting to a total for all purposes to the Tung Wa Hospital of $20,500 and to the Kwong Wa Hospital of $43,000, including a sum of $25,000 allotted to the latter institution from the vote for General Chinese Charities, and the budget

for 1930 makes provision for similar allotments next year. I now propose subject to your concurrence to ask the Legislative Council early in 1930 to vote a sum of $25,000 as a grant in aid of the current expenses of the Tung Wa Eastern Hospital. In this connection I enclose a copy of an extract of my speech on the budget for 1930 made to the Legislative Council on September 23rd, 1929.

I also enclose

a newspaper report of the speeches made at the formal opening of the hospital.

4.

As I should like to lay the matter before the Council in January next, I should be glad if I might receive

your reply by telegram.

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I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

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Governor, &c.