CO129-592-10 Future Policy in Hong Kong- Port Administration 10-4-1946 - 15-4-1947 — Page 50

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CONFIDENT IAL

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

30th December 1946.

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to my confidential

(15) despatch of 11th December, 1946, on the subject of the recommen

dations of the Port Administration Inquiry Committee and to

address you, in view of the decision not to establish a Port

Trust, on the position of Mr.C.J.Colman and Mr.C.G.F.F.

Melmoth, who were designated Chairman and Secretary respectively

of that body.

2.

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Although I did not consider it desirable to appoint

Mr.Colman to be a member of the Port Administration Inquiry

Committee, the Committee had the benefit of hearing his views or

various matters which fell within its terms of reference. In

this connexion I invite attention to paragraph 9 of the

Committee's report and alsó to Appendix IV. The Committee's

indebtedness to Mr. Colman is expressed in paragraph 16 of the

report.

3.

By my direction Mr.Colman is at present engaged

upon a survey of the facilities of the Port with a view to

making recommendations as to the measures necessary for

improving and developing existing facilities and making good

any deficiencies. He is also considering the various plans

for the development of the Port which have from time to time

been submitted to this Government, with a view to making

recommendations as to the various projects which in his

opinion are practicable and worthy of inclusion in any

comprehensive plan for the future development of the Colony as a whole. Mr.Colman is also serving as Chairman of the Port

Development Sub-Committee of the Development Committee which,

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

A. CREECH JONES, P.C., M.P.

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