CO129-551-9 Acquisition of land for Air Ministry at Kai Tak 17-2-1936 - 9-1-1937 — Page 12

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This is an intolerable attempt on the

part of their Ministry to extract

from Hong Kong a forced contribution to

the cost of Imperial defence. The liab-

ilies of the Colony are fully met by

payment of the military contribution; and

there is no justification for calling

upon Hong kong to give to the Air Ministry

land which, if otherwise disposed of,

would produce an important sum in Crown

rent.