CO129-580-4 Proposed aircraft factories in Hong Kong 21-12-1938 - 2-1-1940 — Page 36

Sir,

COPY.

THE INTERCONTINENT CORPORATION

Limited Liability Incorporated

in the U.S.A.

30 Rockefeller Plaza

New York.

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building

Hong Kong.

July 28, 1939.

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We are desirous of operating an airplane service

between Hong Kong and Loiwing, Yunnan Province, China, for

the sole purpose of facilitating the transportation of

factory equipment, materials and personnel to our airplane

factory located at Loiwing near the border of Burma.

This service would be limited entirely to the

transportation of persons employed by this company or the

factory and materials belonging to this company for use at

the factory. No passengers or materials would be accepted

for transport from the general public.

At the present time the sending of materials to

our factory necessitates shipping by steamer from Hong Kong

to Rangoon, by lighters from Rangoon to Bahmo and by motor

truck from Bahmo to Loiwing a method which takes more

than a month; whereas by airplane from Hong Kong the

journey would take only one day.

We propose to use a Curtiss-Wright Condor

Transport plane owned by this Company. This plane is now

in the United States ready to be shipped to Hong Kong.

your information we attach herewith description and

Commander G.F. Hole,

Harbor Master,

HONG KONG.

For