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CONFIDENTIAL

MINUTES OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE PORT ADMINISTRATION INQUIRY COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, COLONIAL SECRETARIAT, AT 4.30 P.M. ON MONDAY,

14th OCTOBER, 1946

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APPENDIX V (5)

PRESENT:

The Hon. ir. T. M. Hazlerigg, C.B.E., M.C. (Chairman) Commodore D. H. Everett, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N.,

Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong

The Hon. Mr. V. Kenniff, Director of Public Works

Mr. W. M. Thomson, Director of Supplies, Trade & Industry Mr. I. B. Trevor, M.C., Manager of the Railway

The Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale

The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, C.B.E.

Mr. C. C. Roberts

Mr. R. A. Wickerson

Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie

Mr. Li Koon-Chun

Mr C. G. F. F. Melmoth (Secretary)

IN ATTENDANCE :

Mr. C. J. Colman

ABSENT:

Mr. R. Y. Frost

MINUTES.

With the consent of the Meeting, the Minutes of the Fourth Meeting, which had been circulated to members, were signed by the Chairman.

MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES.

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The Chairman reported that as agreed (Minute 4, Fourth Meeting) a further letter had been addressed to those persons who had not replied to the original invitation to submit representations to the Committee, asking them to express their views, if they wished to do so, by 19th October, 1946.

b. A letter dated 8th October from the Secretary of the General Chamber of Commerce, in which was stated the view of the General Council of that Chamber that the three of their number who are members of this Committee could properly be left to express the views of the Chamber to the Committee, was read by the Chairman.

C. The Chairman informed members that as agreed (Minute 5, Fourth Meeting) a letter had been addressed to the Government expressing the Committee's opinion with regard to the need for the preparation and approval of an agreed development plan.

PAPERS.

A memorandum containing observations submitted by Mr. A. Nicol in response to an invitation to relate the views expressed in his memorandum dated 18th September, 1945, more closely to present conditions and the Committee's terms of reference, was laid on the table.