CO129-539-13 Proposed transfer of Government Wireless Service to Imperial and International Communications Ltd. 11-4-1932 - 17-6-1933 — Page 98

A. Kons

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(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT).

SECRET.

82

I.C.C. 1425.

COPY NO.

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COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

IMPERIAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE.

Proposed Transfer of the Wireless Services of

Limited.

10SEP 1932

RECEIVED

Kong to Imperial and International Communicat10 OFFICE

(Previous Paper No. I.C.C. 1421).

Telegram from the Officer Administering the Government

of Heng Kong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Dated 22nd August. Received 11.4 a.n. 22nd August, 1932.

No. 177 Confidential.

*

Your telegram of 29th July No.97.

Essential minimum requirements for existing telegraph

purposes are additional transmitting equipment £12,000

additional receiving equipment £4,000, These are entirely

apart from requirements which a regular service with Japan

would involve and mercly suffice to modernise present service

but would permit of initiating a service with Japan if necessary.

I propose to provide for above item in 1933 Estimates unless

company is prepared to undertake work. If installed by

Government it will be necessary for company to take over at

valuation if and when agreement is made.

With

Wireless telephone to Shanghai will inevitably be

pressed very shortly and should be a paying proposition.

free hand Hong Kong would not hesitate to negotiate with

Shanghai for installation and I request authority to proceed

at unce, merger to take over at valuation in due course.

merger take over service at once guarantee should be required

that telephone should be installed without delay.

If

I.C.C. 1421.

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