CO129-543-14 Hong Kong Flying School at Kai Tak Aerodrome 14-5-1933 - 5-9-1933 — Page 26

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TEL. NO. HOLBORN 3434.

Any communications on the subject of this letter should be

addressed to:-

THE SECRETARY,

AIR MINISTRY,

ADASTRAL HOUSE,

KINGSWAY,

LONDON,

W.C.2.

and the following number quoted:-

S.31183/S.6.

01-NATIO

NATIONAL

CHEA

EME NET

SECRET.

AIR MINISTRY,

LONDON, W.C.2.

21 July, 1933.

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Sir,

With reference to Colonial Office letter of the 3rd

instant, 13792/33, regarding the establishment of a Flying

Training School at Hong Kong, I am commanded by the Air Council

to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State

for the Colonies, that they have carefully considered the

suggested modifications to the conditions which they stipulated

for their approval of the use of the aerodrome as a Flying

School.

2.

In suggesting that the use of the aerodrome for civil

purposes should be controlled by the Civil Aerodrome Superin-

tendent under the direction of the Officer Commanding, Royal Air

Force Base, the Council are in no sense desirous of asserting a

claim to exercise, as a matter of right, complete control, over

the aerodrome, which they fully recognise was provided for joint

Service and civil use. On the other hand, they feel that the

principle of divided control is administratively objectionable

and not in the interest of either Service or civil flying. The

Council are concerned, not merely to protect Service flying in

the manner Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister suggests, i.e. by the

suspension, when necessary, of instructional flying, but to pro-

vide for the safety of flying generally at Kai Tak, and in their

view, for this purpose, unified control is essential. Viewed in

this light, they suggest that any derogation from the importance

of the responsibilities of the Civil Aerodrome Superintendent

would, in the main, be theoretical.

3.

The Council have no objection to raise to the

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office, S.W.1.