CO129-560-2 Air Ministry- requirements of land at Kai Tak Aerodromes 8-1-1937 - 5-2-1938 — Page 58

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Mr.

Mr.

Mr.

Sir C. Parkinson.

Sir G. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

by the War Department in its entirety.

It may be open to argument that other

Service Departments which are con-

cerned with the defence of the Colony

should equitably share in the benefit

of this payment. This is, however, not

a matter on which the Colonial Office

FURTHER ACTION.

or the Colonial Government would

desire to express an opinion, but one

which falls to be settled between the

Treasury and the Service Departments

concerned, In this connection it

should be observed that Hong Kong

makes a contribution for the defence

of the Colony and not, so far as the

terms of legislation go, a contribution

exclusively for War Department purposes.

3. The C.0. position in this

matter may be summarised as follows:-

(1) That the Colony's defence

obligations are fully met by the

asserath

contribution of 20% of

of/revenue, the

allocation