CO129-549-9 Air Ministry- transfer of land for Officer's Mess at Kai Tak 6-6-1934 - 29-12-1934 — Page 5

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duplicate of the maß Enclosed in (6) but

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in (5)

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fon respect of Hece Tare apps

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Ordinance (1/1901) reads:-

"The said percentage shall be deemed to be a fixed contribution payable by the

Colony in full return for the annual cost of

the Imperial Garrison including all capital ex- penditure required for military lands and

buildings

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Section 5 of the Defence contribution Ordinance)

would appear to preclude the possibility of successfully maintaining on the

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wagament that it is incumbent on the Hongkong

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Government to provide land for the Air Ministry

on advantageous terms. In this connection, in his Minute of 6.2.34 on 13869/33 Mr. Cowell said, "I should strongly oppose any proposal that a Colonial Government is under any obliga- tion to provide at its own cost lands required

by the Air Ministry

We should

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?write to the Air Ministry, reference 1, noting that Treasury approval for the purchase of the two areas of land at Kai Tak has been obtained;

enclosing copies of the enclosures to 5 and 6 other than the maps), and saying that it is

understood that the 0.0. R.A.F. base Kai Tak

has agreed on behalf of the Air Ministry to

the transfer of the two areas on the terms and

from the conditions set out in the letters /Government of Hongkong dated 10/8/33 and 19/9/33, and in

subsequent correspondence; adding that the Secretary of State has approved of this arrange- ment),

and (2) send a copy of letter 1 and the reply to

Hongkong under cover of despatch reference 5 and 6,

saying