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The other is No.84, work on a new
Polo ground. In these hard times polo has inevitably lost support while the need of the Navy for more playing fields has been steadily growing. Obviously the most suitable site for the Navy was the polo ground and after careful considera- tion the Polo Club offered to forego the remainder of their present five year term and to accept on the usual short lease a site in a less accessible area. The site lies in the valley just to the East of the site of old Kowloon T'ong village. Government will contribute the $18,000 shewn in the Estimates for certain permanent works such as levelling and stream diversion, and the Navy will furnish the rest amounting to $40,000. The ground is expected to be ready about the end of next year and for the coming winter the Club has very generously consented to the continued use at certain times of their present ground. Honourable Members who have looked at Happy Valley at the end of the football season will realize the havoc that will be wrought on the Club's carefully tended turf.
Lastly I come to the new head
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Government House
and City development. I have already explained the proposal for financing this scheme but I still have to give the pro- mised explanation regarding the new Government House. There are two main reasons for the abandonment of the present house and site, the first being that apart from the ballroom, the structure of the present house is worn out and large sums are being expended to keep it in repair, the accommodation it may be added being hopelessly inadequate. The second reason is that with the growth of motor traffic on the hilly roads which surround it, the house has become intolerably noisy. noth factor in the case is the development scheme on the plan before you. Even if it were desirable to leave the
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