CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933 — Page 95

Telephone:

VLONDON WALL 3240.

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Imperial and International 79 Communications Limited,

Electra House Moorgate,

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London, EC.2.

11th OctobeA9 32.

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

Sir,

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HONG KONG.

We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your

letter of the 6th ultimo, reference 92640/32, regarding

the wireless services in Hong Kong and stating the

minimum requirements of the Colony in order that this

Company may be afforded an opportunity of submitting

proposals.

2.

In reply we beg to inform you that the Company

is prepared to take over the operation of the existing

wireless services at the earliest date convenient to the

Hong Kong Government.

As you are aware, the

Company's engineer, ir. Madgwick, is already in Hong

Kong, his services having been lent to the Government

pending the taking over of the services by the Company.

3.

In order to modernise the present service the

Company will undertake to meet the essential minimum

requirements of the Colony for existing telegraph pur-

poses which are stated by the Government to be :-

(a)

Additional transmitting equipment estimated by the Government to cost

£ 12,000

(0)

Additional receiving equipment esti- mated by the Government to cost

£ 4,000