CO129-618-7 Port Adminstation Inquiry Committee- report and minutes of meetings 1-1-1945 - 31-12-1946 — Page 9

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CONFIDENTIAL

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

21st OCTOBER, 1946

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APPENDIX V (6)

PRESENT:

The Hon. Mr. 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. Keniff, Director of Public Works

Ir. W. M. Thomson, Director of Supplies, Trade & Industry

r. I. B. Trevor, M., Manager of the Railway

The Hon. Mr. D. F. Londale

Mr. C. C. Roberts

Mr. R. A. Wickersch

Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie

Mr. Li Koon-Chun

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

ABSENT:

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

Mr. R. Y. Frost

MINUTES.

With the consent of the meeting the Minutos of the Fifth Meeting, which had been circulated to members, were signed by the Chairmaı.

MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES.

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The Chairman reported that a letter had been received from Government acknowledging the receipt of a letter sent on behalf of the Committee (Minute 5, Fourth Meeting) about the need for a Develoment Plan, and informed the Committee that their representations were receiving attention.

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The Chairman reported that further representations had been received in response to the invitation issued initially on 23rd September, 1946, and had been circulated or tabled, and that ly two additional representations were now expected.

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PAPERS

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Representation No.24 from Mr. B. C. Hale of Messrs. Thos. Oock & Son Ltd., was laid on the table.

CONSIDERATION OF FURTHER REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE

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The Committee then considered the views expressed in the following papers which had been circulated to members:

Representations from:

No.14 Mr. F. Groves,

The American Express Company, Ino.

No.15 Mr. J. Finnie,

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The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Sompany of Hong Kong Ltd.