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Hong Kong: land required for military purposes; correspondence relating to the provision,...
Catalogue reference: WO 33/3236
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WO 33/3236
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Date (When the record was created)
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1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hong Kong: land required for military purposes; correspondence relating to the provision, by the Colonial Government of Hong Kong, of certain lands at Gun Club Hill, and Bowen and Kennedy Roads, required by the War Department as sites for buildings; report on a conference between representatives of the War Office, the Treasury, and the Colonial Office on the incidence of the cost of works, other than defences, in Hong Kong
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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A665
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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