CO129-606-4 Hong Kong Loan- government grant 1-4-1947 - 2-3-1948 — Page 29

Details of liabilities which it is proposed should be taken over by H.M.G.

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(a) Volunteers, passages, relief,

Civil Defence etc., charged to suspense ....

£1,007,000

(b) Macao

£ 467,000

(c) Requisitioned vehicles

£ 40,000

(d) Pre-occupation deposits with

Treasury

£

500,000

£

47,00

£ 367,06-

(e) Pre-occupation rent of

requisitioned buildings

(f) Requisitioned food .....

(g) Supplies to internment camp

(h) Small craft bought from

H.M.G. disposals

(1) Hong Kong University

(j) Non-interned officials ......

(k) Maintenance of enemy nationals

in India

- (1) Kai-Tak aerodrome ......

(m) Scorched earth claims

89,00

£144,000

£ 100,00

£ 594,00

20,000

£ 312,000

.(say)£1,500,00

£5,187,00

Except in so far as any part of these amounts are accepted as a liability of the service Departments.

See paragraph 20 of Governor's despatch No. 292. This is in addition to the grant for

rehabilitation mentioned at (c) of the covering letter of 16.2.48.