LAPPA
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Lappa is the large, hilly island which shelters the inner harbour of Macao on its western side. It is also called by the Chinese Kung Pak or Tui Lien Shan, and by the Portuguese Patera Island. The island itself, which is within the jurisdiction of the Tongkawan (Chungshan) Magistrate, possesses no features of interest; but it has given its name to the chain of stations under the control of the Chinese Maritime Customs which were established around Macao, by agreement with the Portuguese Government, in the year 1887. Of these stations, the two principal-from a revenue collecting point of view are at Malowchow, an islet close to Lappa, and Chienshan, north of Green Island...
The trade of Lappa for the year 1931 may hardly be considered as a normal one, although climatic conditions were not the worst recorded in the districts of Chung- shan, Sunwui and Toishan. The enforcement of the new Import Tariff has greatly affected the importation of piece goods, sugar, matches and valuable medicines; the abolition of Likin, and inland taxes has caused a portion of the trade with places in the Delta to take the direct routes through Canton or Kongmoon instead of via Lappa, since most of the goods from Hongkong and Macao passing through the Lappa Stations were of native origin. Towards the end of the year foreign trade, particular- ly British, has shown signs of improvement on account of the drop in the value of sterling and boycott of Japanese goods. The net value of trade passing the Lappa Stations in 1931 was Hk. Tls. 15,221,747 as against Hk. Tls. 16,842,073 in the preced- ing year.
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Road construction has been, the main feature for this part of the province. The main road from the Macao Barrier Gate to inland places of the Chungshan District was built several years ago by the Kikwan Highway Company. There are several branch-roads stretching as far as Shekki, the business centre of the District, a distance of 38.37 miles from Macao. The Company maintains excellent services between Macao and Shekki, passing the village of Choy Hang, the home of the late Dr. Sun Yet-sen. A branch line has also been inaugurated connecting Ha-chak and Tongka or Chung Shan Port, the site of the present magistracy.
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DIRECTORY
北拱 Kung palk kwan
CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS (Lappa District)-2, Rua dos Prazeres, Macao
Commissioner-A. L. M. C. Pichon
Assists. H. J. de Garcia, Lai Kam-
poo, Ho Chan Hua and Huang Nai Chang
Tidesurveyor-- A. G. Borras
Boat Officers-J. H. Gibbons, J. R.
Foster and Loy Chee-sang Examiners E. Leopold, A. J. Payne
and Leung Ping Hon
Preventive Launch-C. P. L. Lung-
tsing
Officer-in-charge-J. R. Foster
KONGMOON
門江
Kong moon
Kongmoon was added to the list of treaty ports on 7th March, 1904, in accordance with the stipulations of Article X. of the Mackay Treaty. A British Consulate was established, but withdrawn in 1905. Kongmoon is located some three miles up a creek on the West River, in the Kwangchow Prefecture of the Kwangtung Province in Lat. 22° 34′ 49′′ N. and Long. 113° 8′ 53′′ E., and is about 45 miles distant from Macao, 70 from Canton and 87 from Hongkong. The creek on which it is built connects the West River with the sea at Gaemoon, and is a narrow and tortuous stream, the lower