CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949 — Page 11

that at an early stage the areas for catchment are marked out, so that there may be no danger of interference. The Tai Lum Chung Valley scheme appears to be the most practical one for a large increase".

6. In his minute of 2/9 Mr. Paskin suggests that it may be sufficient to deal with each case as it arises. The very fact that considerations differ between cases e.g. as between an airfield

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and a water supply - supports this. And the extreme uncertainty of the Chinese and the general international future at the present moment would make the drawing up of a firm policy covering all kinds of projects in the New Territories

particularly difficult and of particularly small value.

7. I therefore suggest that we do consider this water-supply project by itself and amend our draft to Hong Kong as Mr. Bourdillon has suggested.

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11.10.1948.