CO129-571-15 Sino-Japanese War- manufacture and import of aircraft to China 18-1-1938 - 5-1-1939 — Page 24

like lasting for years)

no passenger.

acroplanes shall be assembled for anyo in Itong Kiong.

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I suggest that it we be best to have the meeting & fight for the maximum freeton of action for Itong Kong compatibl with not positical necessities before

we

say anything to the Good

Whalder

10.3·38

G.L.K.

Годовиди 9/3

Aftoward 7/2015

This is a matter of policy; but I am rather surprised to find the Economic Department pressing for liberty for Hong Kong to manufacture aeroplanes. I seem to remember some obstruction of a proposal by the Governor to facilitate the expan ion of the ship- building industry in Hong Kong; and the Colony has been warned not to encourage the manufacture of rubber shoes, and other innocent goods, too actively. I should have thought that we were on much safer

ground in discouraging an air-craft industry, which

freal-

is not likely to be of any commercial value to Hong

Kong after hostilities cease

point?

-

but perhaps that is the

I

#Rlowell

10.3.

seems to me that, aput from the temporary

Objections there may

the continuance

J

be to this perposal during

the present hostilities, we

want to know from the Service Departments

Werther there is any takie Mjection this

suy

the proposal on the grand frounds flue Orfence of Somgkang. If their answer is in the negative, then the parties question were