CO129-543-14 Hong Kong Flying School at Kai Tak Aerodrome 14-5-1933 - 5-9-1933 — Page 31

July, 1932, a copy of which was enclosed

Colonial office

in a semi afficiel letter No. 92634/32

of the 23rd August, 1932, the Governor

of Hong Kong expressed a fear that the

Air Ministry was claiming to assert

over

complete control the whole Aerodrome .

It was made clear in Air Ministry letter, No.

S. 31183/S.6 of the 7th Sept. 1932

that the Air Council had no such intention,

→ fully recognised that the aerodrome

but the secretary of State fears that the

proposal contained in your letter under

reply, to place the Civil Superintendent

under the direction of the Officer Command ing

Royal Air Force, Kal Tak in so far as his

16 92634/32.

use.

20 92634 732

wns provided for fort service & ovl

In view of this Jassurance the S. ofs.

is reluctant to accept

the proposal that

the use of the

powers of control over the use of the Aerodrome

by a Civil Flying School are concerned, could

hardly fail to be regarded by the Hong Kong

Government as an attempt by the Air Council

the civil use of over/the

to exercise undue control over the kai Tak

Aerodrome

aerodrome

for

curl

purposes should be

Connotted

by

the

Curl Arodrome

Superintendent

under the direction of the O. C., R.A.7. Bax