CO129-626-11 Construction of piers and maintenance of survey party 1-4-1951 - 30-9-1951 — Page 18

(24534) Wt. 29815-5332 (2) 100m 12/49 G.S.S1.

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Mrs PETHERICK

Mr.....

HALL

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Mr ARMITACE SMITH

Min his 27/8

Mr. Titchener 3018

Mr.

your. Formoy 3.9.5 14-0

DRAFT

MEMORANDUM

54403/10

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

Your Reference..

HONG KONG

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CD.W. (D) No 21.04.

MAINTENANCE OF SURVEY PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE

CONSTRUCTION OF PIERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

GRANT of £5,500 under SCHEME No. D. 1243.

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Financial Summary.

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1). The Governor of Hong Kong applied in October

1949 for Colonial Development and Welfare assistance

of £50,000 for construction of piers in the

227 New Territories

7 New Territories (see Memorandum C.D.W. (D) No. 1533).

An interim grant of £5,000 was made as Scheme No.D.1243,

preliminary work to proceed, and or further grant h to enable beringe to be made, but As a result of

9 £48,883 was made Febimany 1950 as

Scheme to D.12434 (see memorandum

C.D. W. (D) No. 1934).

For borings, which were to be carried out under Scheren various economies made in the arrangements. the eest a sume f

was incurred and Clay

was only £31. 5. Q which was charged to Works votes. Mo leperitive has

"been charged to Schone do. Draud

2 The Governor

bring cancelled

use thes

pproval for the use of the amount the maintenance of a survey party

[3]

of £5,000 towards) grant Fe

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songs

amount of work is required

recessary

to

survey

approach roads to the

FURTHER ACTION

to be constructed under Scheme 1.8.1243A Tai O pier and the other piers which Hong Kong is Cconstruct from local funds proposing to finance as its part of the general scheme

*

for improving pier facilities in the New Territories.

It is so expected that the construction of piers

at Silver Mine Bay (already constructed), and the

other places selected, under the scheme, will lead to

increased building activity in these areas. For

this