CO129-566-5 Provision of land for Air Ministry- Kai-Tak site 1-1-1938 - 31-12-1938 — Page 9

No. 162.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

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28th February, 1938.

Incl.No.1.

Encl.No.2.

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Encl.No.3.

consigl) AM.

Sir,

RECEIVED

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C. O. REGY

I have the honour to inform you that on the occasion of the recent visit of Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir Edward L. Ellington, G.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., I undertook to obtain a rough estimate of the cost of extending the Kai Tak aerodrome in a seaward direction.

I now attach copies of a minute dated the 16th of February, 1938, by Mr. A. Nicol, Executive Engineer, Port Development Office, and a minute dated 19th February, 1938, by the Director of Public Works, together with a copy of the plan

mentioned in the former annexure for Sir Edward Ellington's information.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

1. At hathurt

Governor.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

W.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.,

&C.,

&C.

&C.