chooses to forbid the training of Chinese nationals in
Hong Kong, such prohibition in no way stops China from
training pilots, as they are perfectly free to train in other
countries including England, where they are afforded every opportunity of obtaining complete training.
The Macao Government sometime ago granted to Messrs. L. E. Gale & Co., of Shanghai permission to operate
a Flying Training School at Macao. This scheme subse-
quently fell through owing to lack of funds.
It has been indicated to your Petitioner that no difficulty need be anticipated in their obtaining similar
facilities at Macao.
It would therefore appear that from a military point of view, the British Government gains absolutely nothing from such prohibition.
2. Your Excellency's Government has to date expended in excess of two million dollars in developing the Kai Tak
Aerodrome and constructing the hangars thereon. Little
or no revenue is being obtained from this heavy capital
expenditure. Unless heavy Government subsidies are forth-
coming, it appears most unlikely that regular air-liners will be utilizing the aerodrome. For this reason, no revenue can
be derived from this source for some time to come. In
general the present flying activities at Kai Tak involve a
revenue in no way commensurate with the capital expenditure
to date. It is not suggested that the Flying Training School
will immediately provide Government with a substantial
revenue, but it undoubtedly would provide them with a small
and steady income.
3. A tremendous effort is in progress at the present time in the British Isles to further British Trade and as this petition is presented, an Imperial Conference is sitting in Ottawa.
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