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Detailed at
Nature of Accommodation
Numbers
:
which can Running
be accom- modated
Total
Appdx. 'D'
Private Property which, if repaired, is suitable for use as hostels or flats.
372
2,258
Appdx. E' Property occupied by services for which no date of derequisition can yet be given. All these premises are very suitable as hotels or hostels IF they can be obtained from the ser- vices.
Appdx. 'F
Other property due for derequisition in March which it is proposed to hold until Govt. induce firms to rent.
189
can
904
8,157
Remarks.
Govt. action to initiate re- pairs necessary and in certain cases arrangements will be necessary to staff and furnish these places as hostels or quarters.
Some of this property may be the same as that laid on by themselves by firms for their own use. It has there- fore been excluded from the grand total of property avail- able.
9. Based on an anticipated intake of a further 50 in March, 450 in April and 500 in each of May, June, July, August and September, it is estimated that existing accom- modation, plus work completed by P.W.D. and premises accquired privately by firms, should suffice to meet the demand until approximately 7th June, 1946. To enable a reasonable standard of comfort to be provided, it will be necessary to issue to hotels additional sheets, pillow slips, mosquito nets and towels. I am taking up with Supplies, Transport and Industry Branch the question of provision. Between approximately 8 June and 30 Sept. it will be necessary, on present planning figures, to provide additional accommodation for a further 1,900. An indication of how this may be achieved is attached as Appdx. 'G'.
10.
If these proposals are approved in principle, action will be necessary to examine in detail the proposals regarding specific houses and to select those which are to be retained or acquired by Government.
A decision as to which of these are to be staffed, and furnished and run as hostels and which are to be held under requisition until taken over by firms or Government Depart- ments will then be necessary.
Finally the machinery for initiating the setting up of the places selected as hostels requires to be decided, and action taken to acquire management, staff, furniture, and, in some cases, transport.
Gen. Adm. Branch,
Colonial Secretariat,
Lower Albert Road,
Hong Kong.
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(Signed) J. D. MILNE,
Lt. Col.
Quartering Commandant.
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Appendix 'A'
(4) Will require additional beds, pillows, sheets, mosquito nets, if filled to capacity.
(b) When freed by R.A.F. will act as overflow for Peninsula Hotel.
Can Hold
Remarks.
Method of
acquiring
Capacity
Now
Apr.
May
June
Jul.
Aug.
Sept.
Premises available for Europeans Now.
Requisitioned.
can hold an extra
52
เ
52 (a)!
Rented privately
by firmis.
360
360
45
1,112
1,060
69
0%
0%
Already requisi-
200
200
tioned.
ns.
30
Appendix 'B'
(w) All these places would require managements and staff, also beds, furniture and bedding, mosquito nets, crockery, cut- lery, and kitchen utensils, &c. Those marked would require transport.
used as
WRNS Hostel. May be released in June.
Requisitioned for │ Police due for
release April.
Requisitioned
likely to be free
in June.
08
08
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17
100
08
470
260
110
100
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