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TYPHOON SHELTER FOR SMALL CRAFT IN RELATION TO WHARFAGE.
The present method of handling cargo is largely dependent on junks and lighters Drawing which require to seek shelter in the Harbours of Refuge at Causeway Bay and Mongkok- No. 2. tsui when typhoon warning signals are hoisted. It happens, invariably, that small craft do not return to work for some time after the signals have been lowered, thus causing great delay to shipping. Although the areas of these shelters are sufficient to accommo- date all small craft, it is considered that a very necessary provision in any scheme of wharfage would be shelter from typhoon weather for junks and barges in order that work may be continued as long as possible and be resumed as soon as weather conditions permit.
FACILITIES FOR SHIP REPAIR.
In regard to ship repair facilities in the Ports of the Colony, it is considered that the present accommodation together with that under construction and projected will meet the needs of shipping for many years to come. It is therefore not proposed to recommend the provision of any extension.
This concludes reference to the most important of many considerations which have determined the location, design and order of present importance of the Schemes of Port Development described in the following Section of this report.