CO129-625-4 Hong Kong University- rehabilitation (1951) 1-12-1950 - 30-11-1951 — Page 123

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INWARD TELEGRAM.

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

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FROM HONG KONG (Sir A. Grantham)

D. 10th April, 1951. R. 10th

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15.30 hrs.

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APR

1951

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No. 420.

(7) ×(15)

(38) 1950

Confidential.

Your telegrams Nos. 278 and 399.

University of Hong Kong.

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Estimates given in my telegram No. 1413 of December 1950 have now been revised by Ride. The new figures are as follows:-

Expenditure in 1950/51 covers Duncan Sloss

School of Engineering and Architecture Vice-Chancellor's Lodge

$640,000

$385,000

Site Formation for Flats

$55,000

Rehabilitation of Great Hall

$100,000

and steel and fittings for 1951/52 programme

$1,600,000

Expenditure in 1951/52 covers

buildings extensions

$1,900,000

Union Building

Construction of Flats

and Pathological Building

Expenditure in 1952/53 covers balance

of payments on buildings mentioned.

$1,000,000 $600,000 $600,000

The revised estimate of expenditure for 1950/51 if £174,000 (sterling). Of this amount you have released £100,000 (sterling), half of which is to be debited to interim C.D. and W. Scheme D. 1984 and half of which is to be met from grant to Hong Kong Government. Pending submission of comprehensive scheme grateful if you would arrange with Crown Agents to pay balance of £74,000 (sterling) for 1950/51 to University through Hong Kong

account.

shortly.

Ride hopes to forward comprehensive scheme

DEFENCE & GENERAL 11 APR 1951 REGISTRY