CO129-523-7 Removal of Navy Armament Depot from Hong Kong to Stonecutters Island 6-2-1930 - 8-1-1931 — Page 33

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I as cossuaded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to advert to treasury letter of 24th November 1916 31245/16 No.4L86, in which the sanction of Their Lordships of the Iressur; was given to the surrender of B corner of the Naval arsenal at long long to the Government of that Colony in connection with their Sast Praya reclasse

14 tion scheme and the straightening of Queens road. exchange the Colony were to reprovide equivalent a000EMO- dation and Treasury letter E3rd August 1927 (8,32011) Banctioned the insertion of en 1tee of £20,000 in subbesë 1 of Havy Vote 10 1928 for the replacement of the necessary buildinge on the understanding that a sum estimated at £16,748 would be recoverable from the Hong Kong Government.

exchsuge of property For the reasons explained below the has not taken place nor hae any expenditure been incurred on the reprovision of buildings.

2. The Naval Areenal is situated in proximity to a thickly populated area and this has long been recognised as a source of considerable danger. shilst the replanning of the buildings referred to in paragraph 1 was under con- Bideration an incident occurred (a bomb was thrown into the Arsenal) which impressed Their Lordships with the seriousness of the situation and the increased risks to which the kagazines would be subjectes when the sast Fraja reclamation echere, which was rapidly approaching comple-

The Bong LODE tion, was covered with new buildings. Government anticipate an increate of 100,000 people in this immediate neighbourhood and they view with great concern the dangers to the rising population from the Pagasines. The Secretary,

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