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CD.W.A.C. NO.869
Hong Kong.
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Committee has recently been appointed in Hong Kong to assist in the preparation of a comprehensive plan for the development of the Colony, and it has been pointed out that the moot possible avenues of development centre round the port and the two cities of Victoria and Kowloon.
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There was need, even before the war, for the replanning and rebuilding of the old part of Victoria
where Chinese housing conditions were recognized as bad, and The damage caused by the war offers a notable opportunity for
Currying pastion in this direction. The importance of the port and harbour to
in any development of Hong Kong, must also, of course, be
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plan of development is entirely dependant upon the Nrown. dailability of a Town Planning Expert of high repute, It is
Recommended that, & expenses incurred in the visit of such an expert should be met from the Colony's allocation under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act, and an application is
Subrouted accordingly.
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A comparable visit to Cyprus is at present being made by such an expert, and the total fost is a fee of 500 guineas plus all travelling expenses.
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Accordingly application is made for a free grant of £911 to meet the town planning expert's fee and travelling expenses, details of which are set out in the attached financial summały.
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