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6. In the penultimate paragraph of
Secul
from the Air Rimity
their official letter of the 15th February,
A
1929, it was stated that "it would neverthe-
less be desirable
that these recommendations
should be borne in mind and that if possible
the additional areas which he Mr. Dawson7
recommends for inclusion in the site, as for
instance the gaol site, and the area north of
the present aerodrome should not be disposed
of or developed in such a way as to render
them unsuitable for eventual inclusion in
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the site, without further consideration".
Theye
There two sites were accordingly sterilised
for developmental purposes, and the gaol site,
on the acquisition of which $395,979 had already
up to
been spent by the Colony by 1929, has since
been incorporated in the aerodrome and reserved
for the sole use of the Air Ministry who paid
the cost.
7.
As regards the Sai Kung Extension,
a conference was held at Government House on
the 25th April, 1934, and was attended by
Group-Captain Sydney Smith, 0.C. Royal Air
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Force,
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