CO129-593-3 Rehabilitation of Hong Kong University. For extracted photographs see CN 3-45 12-1-1946 - 27-10-1946 — Page 182

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My telegram No. 378. Understand that the question has been raised of source from which cost of minimum first aid repairs to University

buildings may be met. University has no funds

will therefore available to meet such costs and

be obliged either

(a) to secure an overdraft from the Hong Kong

and Shanghai Bank or

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If the recommendations of the Hong Kong University Advisory Committee are accepted the Treasury

from 6.1. funds'

will be asked for a large sum in the fairly near

future for the permanent rehabilitation of the

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University (Would you agree therefore that the

cost of immediate minimum repairs might be made

the offendering from Hong Kong Government funds? It seems e-

to be considered as suverable

able from any reasonable assumption that the cost of such repair

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Coonan,

would ultimately have to be met from whatever

danage

fund is established to meet elsims for war damage

to property.

In his unclassified telegram of 28th January

the C.-in-C. stated that he proposed to take such steps as were possible for immediate rehabilitatio of University buildings and he urged that the

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University should reopen in October.

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understood that there is a strong demand locally

for an early reopening and that this has your

/support