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750 feet of berthage with a depth of 36 feet of water alongside. Jetty No. 4 projected in a south-easterly direction from the extremity of the quay wall protecting the northern area of new reclamation provides for 420 feet of berthage on its inner side and 500 feet of berthage on its outer side, having a depth of 30 feet of water alongside at L.W.O.S.T. Jetties Nos. 1 and 4 will protect the ship and junk basins from typhoon seas and afford excellent shelter for small craft. An opening 430 feet wide between the ends of these jetties forms an entrance to the basins. Drawing No. 4 illustrates tentative proposals for railway sidings and lines running on to the quays. The extent of area and depths to which dredging will require to be carried out are also shewn on this drawing. It is not considered that tidal currents will cause any difficulties to ships coming alongside or leaving the wharves proposed.
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Whilst Hung Hom Bay, due to its sheltered position and depth of water in the approaches offers the best site on the harbour front for the provision of wharfage with which, if required,-railway communication can be readily given, the taking up of any berthage is not yet assured; and, as the cost of construction cannot be recovered by the disposal of land reclaimed in conection with the scheme, it is proposed to only indicate the order in which instalments of the works may be carried out and to give Estimates of their cost.
In order to provide for the discharge and storage of imported coal and oil fuel, it is proposed to utilize the north-east corner of Hung Hom Bay shewn coloured light pink cross-hatched darker pink on Drawings Nos. 3 and 4 and a portion of higher ground to the north of same, the site of which is indicated on Drawing No. 3, and will be used for the erection of oil tanks.
In regard to the arrangements for the handling and storage of coal, it is proposed to provide storage areas on each side and to the north of a basin 250 feet wide and of an average length of about 562 feet, having berthage of about 1,375 feet and to be dredged to a minimum depth of 12 feet at L.W.O.S.T. Convenient access is given by road to these storage areas. For berthing colliers, two piers, each 350 feet long, 40 feet wide and 250 feet apart, having a depth of 30 feet of water alongside, are provided, one on either side of the entrance to the coaling basin. The design is suitable for the erection of mechanical conveyors whereby coal may be delivered direct from colliers to the storage areas or loaded to craft at the piers or in the basin, thus providing for the more economical handling of this trade. The storage area will accommodate 75,000 tons of coal which, excluding the stocks of local industrial and shipping companies, is approx- imately the normal amount stored in the Colony; and in view of the fact that the percentage of ships using oil fuel is increasing, it is considered that this storage capacity will be sufficient unless the recovery of coal in South China is found to be of commercial importance, in which case additional provision will be required. For this purpose, the area of Tai Wan shewn coloured yellow and marked "Proposed future Reclamation' on Drawings Nos. 3 and 4 should be reserved, there being no considera- tions which preclude economic development of the sea bed adjoining this area.
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It is anticipated that sufficient accommodation can also be provided in this locality to deal with any ores that may possibly be imported by rail. The necessary land should be reserved for railway communication. A line proposed by the Town Planning Committee is shewn on Drawings Nos. 3 and 4.
A strip of land 15 feet wide alongside the 60 feet road to the west of the coal storage areas is reserved for pipe lines connecting with the oil storage tanks. At the seaward end, the pipes will be laid on a pier 300 feet long and 40 feet wide, having a depth of 30 feet of water alongside. This pier together with a dolphin provides berthing accommodation for two oil tankers, which may discharge the oil fuel direct to the storage tanks. The proximity and elevation of the latter should admit of the satisfactory oil fuel bunkering of vessels alongside berths at Hung Hom Bay or Kowloon Point.
Summarized particulars of the Hung Hom Bay Scheme, excluding provision for coal and oil fuel,-
are as under: