CO129-598-3 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 17-3-1949 - 7-10-1949 — Page 19

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2 DRAFT. DESPATCH 23

Your Reference.

Secretary of State

€ 6 OCT 1949

Sir,

GOVERNOR

HONG KONG

Conf.

FURTHER ACTION.

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54120 14/149 -53052/49 (Estimates)

I have etc., to refer to

your despatch No. 308 of the

22nd December 1948 about the

Tai Lam Chung reservoir project and

to express regret that an earlier

reply has not been possible in view

of the variety of factors which have

had to be taken into consideration.

2. In my telegram No. 1119 of the

1st November 1948 I had accepted

your view that available reservoir

capacity in the Colony cannot be

expected to cope with future

requirements, but said that before

coming to a final decision as to

whether the Tai Lam Chung project is

the only satisfactory answer to the

problem certain points, which I set

out, required further consideration.

In your despatch under reference you

answered these points. I now accept

your view that there appears to be

no satisfactory alternative to the

Tai Lam Chung project and I agree in

principle that it should be pursued,

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