CO129-617-6 Development- recommendations of Hong Kong Colonial Development and Welfare Committee 18-7-1947 - 23-12-1947 — Page 9

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Recommendation (vii). Approve in principle but full consideration must await appointment of senior agri cultural staff, when detailed estimates can be worked out.

Recommendation (viii). Surveys. The cost of these would be met from the central allocation and not from the territorial allocation. It will, however, be impossible for these surveys to be undertaken during the next couple of years because of shortage of technical staff and high priorities ror surveys of a similar nature in other colonial territories.

Recommendation

Approve.

Recommendation(x). Approve.

Recommendation (xi). This project should be financed by loan.

Recommendation (xii). Approve.

If the proposals made above are accepted the finance required would be as shown in, the summary below:-

1. Roads.

2. Piers.

Loan.

Remarks.

Grant.

£50,000+

£50,000+

3. Fertiliser

£31,250

£31,250.

4. Extension of

Irrigation.

£45,000

5.

Village Depots.

£27,750.

6.

Market Trans-

port.

£18,750.

7.

Agricultural

Station.

8.

Surveys.

£50,000+ Nil.

Nil.

To be met from

Central allocation.

9.

Kennedy Town.

£10,000

10. Aberdeen reclam-

ation..

.£50,000

11. Mechanisation of

Fishing Fleet.

12. Pond Fisheries

Survey....

£50,000

£1,000

£315,000

£100,000

It will be noted that items, 1, 2, and 7 may involve supplementary expenditure. This may amount to £150,000. It would still leave the grant figure for the New Territories below £500,000, but, in addition, loan money of £100,000 would be required.

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I have not touched upon the Research items as these will require separate consideration in due course by the Research Committee and will, if approved, be financed from the central research allocation.

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