CO129-542-2 Royal Naval Hospital- site for proposed new building 9-1-1933 - 29-7-1933 — Page 10

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L.P.-No. 8

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Any further communication should be addressed to--

The Secretary of the Admiralty,

London, S.W.1 CE inC. 1305/33/291b.

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Admiralty, S.W.1.

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22nu April...

1933.

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With reference to Colonial Office letter of the

15th February 1933, No.13709/23, in connection with the

Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong, I am commanded by My

Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you,

for the information of the secretary of State for the

Colonies, that My Lords note that the Government of

Hong Kong will permit their offer of the site for the

new Hospital to remain open until the 31st March 1934,

and the Commander-in-Chief has been requested to surrender

the portion of the site of the existing Hospital

required for the rebuilding of Wanchai Market.

2.

My Lords now learn that the Government of Hong

Kong are agreeable that the option should be renewable

from year to year up to a total period not exceeding

ten years, provided that if at any time the Government

require either the new or existing site for disposal or

otherwise the Admiralty shall come to a decision before

the end of that year's option. In view of the urgency

of other Naval requirements involving large expenditure,

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

S.W.1.

My Lords..

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