CO129-539-11 Hong Kong Flying Club- proposed establishment of a Flying Training school at Kai Tak 8-4-1932 - 4-3-1933 — Page 57

No. SECRET.

RECEIV

2 SEP 1932 COLOFFICE

28

64

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

26th August, 1932.

Encl. No. 1.

(18)-4:00 407

15

Sir,

With reference to your secret despatch of

the 23rd May, 1932, on the subject of the Hong Kong

Flying Club, and to my secret telegram of the 30th

July, I have the honour to enclose a copy of a

petition which I have received from the Far East

Aviation Company.

2. The petition for the most part merely

reiterates views which had already been placed before

me, and seems to serve no particular purpose unless

it was intended that I should forward it to you.

3.

As you are aware, this Government is in

full sympathy with the desire of the petitioners to

establish a Flying Training School at Kai Tak and is

satisfied that this offers the only practicable method

of achieving the aims of the Flying Club.

It is

also convinced that this scheme offers the best chance

of furthering the interests of British Aircraft

Manufacturers.

The School has little if any chance

of success if it is forbidden to teach non-British

pupils.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

SIR P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER, G.B.E., M.C., M.P.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

4.