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HONGKONG.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
No. 15
1911
PUBLIC
WORKS
COMMITTEE
at a Meeting held on the 28th September, 1911.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His
Excellency the Governor, October 19th, 1911,
PRESENT:
The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.), Chairman.
the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).
"
Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.
:)
Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON Ross.
ABSENT :
The Honourable Mr. CHARLES MONTAGUE EDE (absent from the Colony).
Road on North side of hill to connect Chamberlain Road with Plantation Rond. (C.S.O. 6673/1903.)
The Chairman explained that it had been decided to construct a road on the line. indicated above and a track had been cut to show approximately where it would run. A petition had however been received from a number of residents requesting that, instead of following the track which had been cut, the road should be extended to a point on Plantation Road near the Western boundary of Rural Building Lot 27, thus obtaining an easier gradient than that afforded by the latter road above the point where the track referred to joins it.
The Chairman read the petition and explained that, as at present proj osed, the road would have a gradient of 1 in 20 for a short distance from Chamberlain Road and would be practically level for the remainder of its length to its junction with Plantation Road. Beyond this point, Plantation Road had an average upward gradient of 1 in 15 whilst an extension of the proposed road, which it was also intended to construct, from the same point, would have a downward gradient of 1 in 16. This extension should open out some possible building sites above the houses on Barker Road. The petitioners' proposal, if adopted, would afford a gradient of about 1 in 40 to the new point of junction with Plantation Road, but the gradient of the road to open out the new building sites would then become about 1 in 6. There were difficulties also in the way of carrying out the petitioners' proposal on account of some large masses of rock which would be traversed by the road and which, owing to the excessive steepness of the hillside, it would be extremely difficult to deal with. The track which had been cut avoided these masses of rock, running just below them. These facts had been communicated to the Hon. Mr. H. E, Pollock, K.C., on behalf of the petitioners. His reply in which it was pointed out that, apart from the considerable number of people living near Plantation Gap, regard should be paid to the large number of residents in the Peak Hotel, who might desire to use the road, was read.
After full discussion, it was unanimously agreed to recommend that the road should be constructed on the line of the track which had been cut.
The Committee then adjourned.
W. CHATHAM,
Chairman.
Laid before the Legislative Council this 19th day of October, 1911.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
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