The Archive · 1928

HONGKONG-CANTON AIR LINE

Possibility of Mutually Supper ed Company in South Hongkong, Mar. 29. Ax the result of the visit of!

Flight-Lieutenant Hugh R, Vaughan Fowler of the Kaitak Aerodrome to Canton, the Director of Aviation is leaving' Canton for Hongkong 28 soon as possible in order to take up the question of forming a company for commercial aviation, with capi al subscribed equally in' Canton and Hongkong, The Canton Government is very keen to establish airways and to develop communications with other centres in Kuangtung by a seaplane Hongkong Government is affording all the facilities of the Kaltak Aerodrome and of technical Three de Havilland Machines Mar, 20, In connexion with the proposed aviation company it has been plane ned to operate a8 a beginning three de Havilland machines carrying. six to wight, passengers. and 1,700 Ibs. of freight and mails. These will probably be used for a daily service between Hongkong and Canton, Tt is hoped that mail services from the Colony to Singapore and to Shanghai in twelve and eight hours, respectively, will be develop-

Provided sufficient support forthcoming, the projected services will be inaugurated next autumn Reuter.

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