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A suitable site has been selected for new
gaol premises. Requests permission by telegram
to have it accepted as a loan work, and to
undertake preliminary work pending approval of the
whole scheme.
Provision for a new gaol and Police Training
School, Ngau-Shi-Wan was made in the 1924 Estimates,
$50,000 to be spent in the year; no total cost
was given.
In the 1925
estimates the total cost was
(30)in 52753/28.
(in core)
given as 3,700,000 of which $200,000 was to be
spent in the year.
No provision was made in the 1926 estimates.
The Governor said in introducing them that he had
been compelled to direct cessation of work "The
present makeshift arrangements are very unsatisfactory
and uneconomical" he said. He trusted that the Gaol
would be one of the first of the abandoned works to
be undertaken when times improved.
No provision was made thereafter.
In 1920-23 $395,978.75 was spent on this Ngau-
Shi-Wan site (shown in dotted red lines in plan
under (16) in 52753/28) This site fell within land
required under Mr.Dawson's (of the Aj Ministry)
Scheme for aerodrome development (7) in
62753/29 we asked the Governor to avoidaction which
M2 Dawson's would prejudice the carrying out of t scheme
at some future date.
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Hence the need for a new site.
For a recent P.Q. about the condition of Hong
Kong gaol, please See (1) in 72932/30.
See also 8279/31 Hong Kong.
8279/31 Hong Kong.
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