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1. We were appointed a Com- mittee on May, 14, 1929, with the
In connection with such Re-following terms of reference:- ception.
Dated 26th March, 1930.
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3. We took steps to ascertain the public advertisement in the English and Chinese newspapers, by a cir cular questionnaire addressed to Cluba, and by hearing evidence from persons who wished to appear before behalf of their the Committee on organisations or who were invited by the Committee to assist in elucidating aspects of the various problems which were being con-
sidered.
areas
11.-ince therefore for less!
15.-We have been struck with the than the price as bullding land of an very congested state of the ground area of at most 10 acres at Caroline at present used by various ericket Hill an area of least nine times clubs and a football club at the north that extert might be made available end of Happy Valley. We recom for playing fielda in Aberdeen mend therefore that as large an area Valley, we recommend:-
as possible of the land at the base of (a) That Government should pro-Morrison Hill at the junction of ceed to dispose of Caroline Hill Morrison Hill Road and Gap Road in due course as opportunity should be reserved as an open space offers, for building purposes, overcrowded playing field area now to provide for extensions of the and that the proceeds should be
used to develop the Aberdeen occupied by the 'Civil Service, the
'Police,* area. We
the 'Craigongower' and that the agree method of disposing of the Hong Kong Football Clubs,
16. It has been represented to us Caroline Hill area for sale must some other way, s.g. for build-
be left to the consideration of that the stables of the Mounted In- ing purposes, and alternative
fantry Company on Queen's Recrea Government, and until steps: found in districts less
tion Ground détract seriously from are taken in this direction, wo the amenities of the Chinese Re valuable from a building point of view.
recommend that the area should) remain as now available for creation Club, and prevent much (b) Where there are
needed extension of the playing playing fields and continue to
fields grea in this neighbour- be allotted for short periods, That whether or not Govern. hood. We consider that this re- ment is willing to provide the presentation is justified and recom funds by the sale of Caroline mond that Government should if Hill, it should as funds permii modation for these stables else.
possible provide alternative accom undertake the work of forming where.
(b)
permanent playing fields at present exist- ing to consider whether they could not be extended, or whe- ther belter use for games could not be made of them than that to which they are now put.. (e) In areas still awaiting develop-
ment to consider what ground | it was practicable to make available with little expense almost immediately, both to re- lleve congestion elsewhere and to provide for the future needs of the growing districts in which they are situated, and at
time to consider (c) whether any other land on the outskirts of these districts might be reserved against more distant contingencies and not for immediate use.
(d)
(e)
the
same
In the already thickly-populat- ed urban districts to consider what open spaces might still be! preserved, as smaller children's playgrounds and generally as lungs' to the various localities, or for use as places on which games, occupying little space, might be organised for school boys and others in the neigh. bouring streets.
To leave as far as possible to the discretion of the permanent Recreation Grounds Committee all detailed questions of indivi-| dual allotments to Cluba and individual periods of tenure and to make only a general recom- mendation in the matter of tenure.
HONG KONG.
Adequacy of Present Large Grounds and Fresh Provision
for the Future,
(d)
and laying out for playing fields
17. With regard to the use by,tha. the whole area in the Aberdeen Royal Hong Kong Golf Club of Valley, as shown marked on the
plan which is attached to this Happy Valley, we consider that us report as Appendix I. We do this was the original home of the Club, and the course here performs
not consider that road diversion
is essential to the project in its in some respects the functions of a
municipal golf course, being conven early stages.
lant of access and involving players That if Government cannot see in the minimum of expense for its way immediately or in the travelling and thus allowing many near future to undertake at the
cost of public funds the whole to play the game and obtain exercise who could not otherwise afford to project, it should begin as soon do so, the Club should not be re- as possible with the work of training the nullah and with quired to give up playing here any more than is absolutely necessary. such site-formation as might be It was suggested to us however, that connected. therewith. Should
the Club might be willing to any Clubs then be desirous of forego the use of the ground for
taking up playing fields sites in
perhaps one or two afternoons a the valley in accordance with an week in the summer months so that approved lay out, forming the those who wish to play football or site at their own expense, we baseball during the summer might recommend that Government
have ground available. We consult should facilitate such projects ed the Golf Club in the matter and by the grant of long leases at a it replied that it was willing to give nominal rental with a guarantee
up the use of Happy Valley on of reasonable re-imbursement if
Saturday afternoons next summer it should be necessary to resume for one season as an experiment. the land before the expiry of We understand that the permanent
the lease.
on
►
Recreation Grounds Con.mittee will make use of this offer in its work of allotment for next season.
That as the usefulness of the Aberdeen Valley area for play ing fields would depend largely
18.-Our last recommendation in convenience of access the 4.We realize that the subject
regard to the recreation grounds in Government should construct a
the Happy Valley-Queen's Recrea- committed to our consideration is
short-cut suitable for motortion Ground district is that when a one of much immediate interest to
traffic from Wongneichong Gap scheme has materialised for provid- the population of Victoria and Kow-
to Aberdeen. We understand
Ing further extension of playing loon and of the atmost importance
that a suitable trace following elds on the south side of the Island The necessity for for the future.
generally the lines of the bridle at Aberdeen Valley the possibility adequate open sapces whether as
path is possible, and that the overcrowded with lungs in areas
of locating the Navy Recreation distance from Wongnelchong Club on a permanent ground of its 8. We find that since 1925 the buildings or as playing fields for
Gap to the new playing fields at the younger
generation of town larger portions of an already formed
Aberdeen Valley could thus be in on some of the grounds thus * dwellers has been realised only in building site at Caroline Hill of
reduced by about one half. We rendered vacant or available on the recent years, and this has been approximately 10 acres in extent
Victoria, side of the island should be understand that the making of given every consideration. In mak- particularly the case in Hong Kong have been allotted on annual permit
this road would add $100,000 to
ing this recommendation we are where the gamer pirit has been a to two Clubs as playing fields. We
the cost of the scheme outlined prompted by the considerations that recent and very rapid growth of understand that this site was in-
above.
the Navy has hitherto been unfor- modern times among the large Chi- tended originally to be the site for
The the new Queen's College for which 12.-In making the above recomtunate in having no settled ground nese population' of the Colony. inevitable result has been that the other sites have since been consider mendations we wish it to be under of its own, and that it is desirbale City of Victoria is to-day entirely ed while the building of the College stood that we do not imply that the that the men of the Navy, who can- inadequately supplied alther with has been postponed for financial development of the Aberdeen Valley not afford much in the way of lungs or with playing fields and reasons, that, including part of the scheme is to be entirely dependent travelling expenses, should have The following unclaimed tele-even in modern Kowloon there are cost of the approach road, the sum on money being made available from their outdoor recreational facilities It of 3214,000 has already been spent the sale of Caroline Hill but rather convenient to their present Indoor grams are lying at the office of the areas without aufficient lungs." Great Northern Telegraph Com- is too late, now to remedy the mis- by Government on its formation, and that the sale of Caroline Hill offers headquarters or clubs, and within a takes of the past in Victoria and in that if the whole area was cleared a means of financing the more ex reasonable distance from their ships. pany (Limited) of Denmark:-
Elizabeth Brown, Helena May some parts of Kowloon except at pro-and made suitable for recreation peditleus completion of the scheme
hibitive coat, but we are fortunate- purposes and ether Incidental ex- by Government. HE Undersigned have received Institute, from New York.
ly just in time to prevent similar penses mat, the total cost of the site
amount to not less Readjustments of and Extensions Navy in the matter of Recreation Chung Drug, from Oanka.
mistakes in the undeveloped areas of † would
than $260,000, We understand to Present Areas at Happy Valley Grounds, as the inadequacy of the Auction
Saint Patrick's Society, from Kowloon. Shanghai.
5.With the example of Victoria further that the value of the site and Queen's Recreation Grounds, present position was strongly urged. It was pointed out that during the 13. We have given very careful winter there are sometimes as many Champison (2), from Tientsin.before us we have not hesitated to as building land is approximately
recommendations 12 million dollars. We have noticed consideration to the question of how as 3,000 Naval ratings to be pro- make generous Hoe, from Shanghai,
for Kowloon. We realize that much that this area is situated in a dis- the area at present allotted to the vided for. The Naval representa- Tonkin, Hong Kong Hotel, from of the land recommended for trict of which a very large portion Polo Club at Queen's, Recreation tive considered it to be essential reservation is or will be valuable is devoted to playing fields, and that Ground could most fairly and use that the grounds provided should be Tokyo.
Gold, American Consul, from building land, but we have made our there are open spaces all around, fully be employed for the purposes ven on a long enough tenure to recommendations advisedly in order Happy Valley, Queen's Recreation of recreation, and have heard evid-justify improvement at the expenso E. V. JESSEN,
to preserve cases in what may one Ground and Scokumpoo Recreation ence in detail from all points, of of Naval Funds, that they should be Superintendent. day become a world of bricks and Ground all being in the immediate view on this subject. We have no within easy access of the Harbour, ticed that whilst this area is on the and preferably on the Hong Kong mortar. It was to such foresight neighbourhood. Hong Kong, April 2, 1030.
9.-We find on the other hand one hand nominally reserved for a side on which the Naval Clubs and and to such thought for the future that we owe the beauty of the Lon- that in the Aberdeen Valley there is comparatively small body, viz, the Canteen are already altuated.
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19. The Committee devoted ape- cial attention to the needs of the
don Squares and we should like to a large tract of flat Crown land at playing members of the Polo Club, 20. These requirements do not ace Kowloon to less generously pro- present held by cultivators in small in reality it forms a playground for admit of easy fulfilment and rule THE EASTERN EXTENSION
We have lots on short term permits, and that many hundreds of children of the out the possibility of meeting the AUSTRALASIA & CHINA ・・ vided with open spaces.
TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. been Impressed with the rapidity an additional large flat area might locality, when not in actual use for wishes of the Navy by the allocation
of the growth of Kowloon and we be obtained by reclaiming the swamp polo, and we are informed that the
Railway, Roservation in Kowloon. The following unclaimed tele feel that a provision which may at the inner end of Aberdeen Polo Club has offered the use of the of grounds at Aberdeen or on the Are lying at the E. E appear excessive to-day may pos- Channel and placing a causeway ground for other games on the whole The Caroline Hill site would meet spot of Saturdays and Sundays through Naval requirements but after a full Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:sibly prove inadequate even within across the estuary here at a
indicated by the Director of Public out the year when the ground is not discussion the Committee by a Captain Aitken, General Post our own generation.
6-We have not overlooked the Works whilst still leaving ample ordinarily used by the Polo Club majority vote considered the area to Office, from Sydney, Sub.
for the shelter of Chinese and subject to no serious damage be too valuable for, a permanent Bas, from Singapore.
fact that, the full-realisation of our room Antonio Foll, 22, Ashley Road, proposals will involve both time and small craft in rough weather. We being done to the turf. We realise resortation as a playing field and money, and Indeed more money than understand that there have been further, the importance of the game made the recommendation for its Kowloon, from Saigon.
Christopher Robin, Hotel,, from the Colony is likely to be able to various proposals made in past yours of Polo in the training of Army Fanie which is set out in paragraph We regard for the development of this land as Officers and would be loth to do any 11 (a) of this report. The only It however as. being of immediate a garden elty, a race course, or a thing that would impede the conrecommendation which the Commit- and paramount importance that ad- golf course, but we are of opinion tinued existence of the game in the tee felt able to make on behalf of
Kuala Pilah.
Samural, from Talhoku.
afford for many years.
S. LACK,
Superintendent equate areas for lungs and play, that it would be best utilised as an Colony. We understand from the the Navy is that recommended in
Hong Kong, March 27, 1980.
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10. The Director of Public if an alternative ground is offered paragraph 18. reserved, by legislation if necessary, and so saved from, allenation for Works has furnished us with a plan In the Aberdeen Valley the Club building purposes. We have indi- showing such land in this neigh- would have no objection to trans- cated the areas which appear to us bourhood as might most suitably and ferring there, its stables remaining to be necessary for this purpose and cheaply be forced, levelled, and where they are now and ponies being we have endeavoured, where pos- reclaimed for the purpose on the walked out to the new ground prior Existing Facilities in Kowloon In aible, to minimize the loss which south side of the motor road. We to play. these reservations will cause to the understand that an area of 85 acres 14-We recommend therefore public revenue by excluding from might be levelled and the earth de that when a space is made available our reservations the more valuable posited as filling on a further 55 in the Aberdeen Valley, the Polo building frontages.
deres making a total of Se acres. Club, as, now occupying ground With regard to cost we understand which might more suitably be allot- 7-Throughout our enquiries that a road diversion would cost ted to other clubs with more namediate north and east of the Police and in formulating our recom-about $35,000, nullah-training which ous membership, should be re mendations we had been guided by would be indispensable, would cost allotted a ground at Aberdeen, and Training School on the east side of
Five Pridelpler
the following principles:
ere there is
only temparari
adequate and. to. Anticipate the Requirements in the Immediate Future of the Rapidly Developing Mong Hok, Sham Shui Po and Kowloon City Districts. 21-We find that to the Imme-
about 8300,000, and the work of that meanwhile the Pold Club the Talpo Road and north of Prince leveling, constructing a causeway should continue in the use of its Edward Road, and again on the weat across the channel, and turfing present ground. We would depre of the Talph Road in the name vicfanity, there are tracts of already for the surpose of about $675,000 making a total of cate however the strict fancing in fevelled Crown land together with
about $1,010,000. The work would the present ground by any new take from three to five years to come allotted in such a way as to preven
the scheme was undertaken its predenture at a playground dyland, marked on the Town Develop
to the nature hatchildren of the neighbourhönd
whs
any alternativa a publ
large expanse of hilly undeveloped
mentai Plana as * Park, extending
the east of the railway to the