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DRAFT LETTER

To:-

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From

Sir David Trench GCMG MC

Government House

Sir L Mons on

Telephone No. & Ext.

Department

HONG KONG

Thank you for your letter of 25 February giving further

details about the rehousing of squatters.

From the figures you provide, it appears that there is

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an estimated total of some 700,000 squatters in the

Colony of which it is recommended that 150,000 should

be rehoused during the next six years. This leaves

a not inconsiderable balance of over half a million

squatters but, as you point out, not all squatters are

badly housed/or anxious to move.

The tremendous size of the rehousing problem is

appreciated and the energetic manner in which you and

your staff are tackling it have our admiration and

support. I hope you will do everything you can to see

that the recommendations put forward by the Housi ng

Board are accepted.