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Forty-Four Years' History Of Hong Kong
Sir Henry Pollock Reviews Colony's Progress
· PHENOMENAL GROWTH OF
KOWLOON
Cantlio was the means of saving the life of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, by "appeal- ing to the British Foreign Office in! London, when the latter was In dan- ger of being kidnapped and taken to China for the purpose of belag beheaded.
FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY.
It's here
The University of Hong Kong which was built with moneys given by the late Sir Hormusjee Mody,
1912, opened, in
by Sir Frederick (now Lord) Lugard. De- grees in Engineering and Medicine, and at a later date in Arts have
Was
from many Provinces of China and
An interesting review of the remarkable pro-been conferred upon Chinese coming gress of the Colony was given by the Hon. Sir from many other parts of Asia. Henry Pollock, Kt., K.C., last evening in a radio The importance of the Univeralty been recognised by liberal dona- talk which was broadcast by ZBW from thelons from the Hong Kong Govern- local studio.
ment, from Mesars. Butterfield and
Swire, from the late Sir Paul
Chater, and from many generous
Sir Henry is an authority on Hong Kong as he is one of the oldest residents of the Colony and has Chinese donors resident in this watched its remarkable progress and growth since his arrival here over 44 years ago.
BROADCAST FROM ZBW.
Colony, where names
the
are recorded in the printed Calendar of University,
Dr. Lim Boon-keng, when receiv ing his Honorary Degree. of LL.D., referred to the University as a! light-house for China, and its staff and supporters would indeed be!
I propose, in the few minutes ing up swampy inland areas to the proud if it should be the means, in which have been allotted to me, to east of Sam Shui Po and converting however humble a degree, of ad- mention some of the specially out-them into building land and partly vancing the progress and prosperity which have taken in reclamations, from the sea, east-of the neighbouring Republic of standing events place in this Colony since I first wards towards Laichikok. landed here on April 2, 1888, justį
over 44 years ago.
By way of preliminary I may
EXPANSION OF KOWLOON.
start by saying that, when I first The expansion of the Kowloon lunded here, the Peak Tram had Peninsula during my time has been
not commenced to run and there simply stupendous,
China.
IMPROVED MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.
These vastly improved means of communication, which have revolu Of course it has was no down side Tram, there were
been tionised to a great extent life in the sided no much no golf-links, no telephone,
by the Kowloon Colony, may be considered under Agreement of 1898 electric light or fans, and no motor Extension
the following heads:- made between Chiria and vehicles.
(1) The Peak Tramway, opened Proceeding to deal with the most Great Britain in pursuance of which on May 1, 1888, on which date the outstanding events, which have hap-the Hong Kong Government, inbuildings at the Feak consisted of pened in his time. Sir Henry April 1899, took over for a term of about two dozen houses, some of) sald:--
RECLAMATIONS.
are
the
99 years from June 24, 1898 (inter them merely wooden bungalows, alia) the Kowloon Hinterland from whilst the then Peak Hotel contain: the old Boundary, which ran some-ed only 7 bedrooms. where near the present line of At that time there were at the most Prince Edward Road,. northwards Peak no térraces, The following important reclamations made in my to the Sham Chun River, and west-Hats and no Hospitals, and it took time in chronological order. Many ward to the west point of Lantao about 40 minutes to mount up the of these reclamations have not only Island and eastward and including Peak Road in a four-coolie chair added to our building areas, but Mirs Bay.
no barracks, no
have also increased our deep water Prior to the making of that from the old Hong Kong Club, situated where the King's Theatre Agreement, the hills behind Kow.
now is, to the Victoria Gap (now the
frontage.
(1) The Praya Reclamation of loon, which dominate the Harbour, upper terminus of the Peak Tram- 1889 to 1896 from Kennedy Town and half the waters of the Lyeemun way).
to Murray Road, extending out pase, were under Chinese jurisdic- (2) The Hong Kong Tramways, wards from the old Prays West and tion.
built in 1902 anti the following
Praya Central, which were re-named Yaumati's Former Importance. years, which, in the pre-motor Des Voeux Road West and Des Vœux In 1888, the only important dis- period, were the quickest method of Road Central ofter the then trict in British Kowloon, as it was transit from Shaukiwan in the east Governor, Sir William Des Voeux. then called to distinguish it from to Kennedy Town in the West. Prior to this reclamation (which Chinese Kowloon was Taumati and Kowloon-Canton Rallway. with the Praya East Reclamation the census of 1891 shows that the; (8) The Kowloon-Canton Railway bereafter referred to was mainly population of British Kowloon was which was opened, in the Autumn of due to the initiative and enterprise then just under 20,000 persons.
1910, thus providing this 'Colony of the late Sir Paul Chater) the
Of late, and especially during the with rapid land communication with Hong Kong Hotel and the Hong past 10 years, the increase of build-Canton, and incidentally paving the Kong and Shanghai Bank were both ings and population on the Kowloon way for important residential, of them on the sea-front where the Peninsula right up to the foothills sporting and agricultural develop Bank had a gig hauled up on davita. has been astonishing, with the re-ments in those parts of, the New The cricket ground was then bound-ault that the population of the whole Territories which were adjacent to ed on the west and north by the of the Kowloon Peninsula, doubled the line. This railway was also fed harbour, with the consequence that between the years 1921 and 1981, in by a branch line (now replaced by a vigorous hit to leg sometimes re- which latter year the figures of a motor-road) to Sha Tao Kok in sulted in the ball trickling over the population for the Peninsula were the North-west corner of Mirs Bay road into the sea.
roughly 265,000, whilst the figures and by a steam-launch service be-
(2) The Naval Yard Reclamation, for Hong Kong Island were 410,000.tween Sha U Cheung in the middle which wiped out the old V.R.C., was (As a statistical side-note, I may of the North shore of Mita Bay to made by the Admiralty, in 1908 and mention that in 1888, the revenue of Taipo.
the following years, for the purpose the Colóny was only one and a half (4) Sfice 1912 the following im- of constructing the naval basin and million dolars, whereas in 1981 it portant motor-roads have been made drydock, and extensive repair shops was 31 million dollars).
by the late Sir Henry May and his
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less as a means of saving life is the War Memorial Nursing Home exemplified by the prompt assistance which has taken the place of the old rendered by many ships of different Peak Hospital, the gratis use of nations in the case of the recent which has so generously been given DISCOVERY & ADOPTION OF deplorable disaster to the Mes for many years past to the Hong
WIRELESS.
sageries steamer, Georges Philip Kong Government by Mr. R. M.
Joseph.
for the British Fleet on the China Kowloon can now boast of the successor, Sir Edward Stubbs, running are the various ferry ser- Station. This Reclamation was finest hotel in the Colony and of the namely, the circular motor road vices which ply in the waters of the
Colony. strongly opposed at the time on the terminal station of the Kowloon- from Kowloon via Castle Peak to ground that it would cut in two the Canton Railway, which enthusiasts Falling, returning by way of Talpe City of Victoria and its water front, believe will one day have through to Kowloon, the motor road round (9) The Quarry Bay Reclamation carriages to Calais. Also most of the Island with Its branch to Shek which took place for the purpose of the finest Ocean liners now land 0, and the Stubbs Road to the constructing the Taikoo Docks and their passengers at Kowloon, Peak with its branch to Repulse work-ahops.
Bay. Also a motor-road up to the mid-levels has been bullt
(4) The Hong Kong and Wham- poa Dock Company's Reclamation
for the purpose of making their new large Dock.
MALARIAL MOSQUITO
DISCOVERED.
Opening Suburbs and Beaches.
| par.
INCREASE IN HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.
I had intended to have made special remarks with reference to shipping which is the life blood of
the Colony but found It Impossible.
About forty years ago the first wireless message was flashed across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Cornwall.
Twenty years ago or thereabouts. I must deal with this briefly, in the short space of time at my These motor roads have enabled the big wireless Naval Station on merely stating that at Kowloon we disposal to deal with this subject I need not enlarge upon the im; residences to be built in outlying Stonecutters Island was erected, and have the Kwong Wah Hospital and adequately-1,must, therefore, con- (5) The reclamations respectively portance of this discovery, the credit parts of the Colony, which were since then a wireless station for the wholly inadequate Kow tent myself with riving the follow- made by the Hong Kong Electric for which must be shared between previously inaccessible, including the receiving messages from ships has loon Hospital, that, in the ing afstistics viz total bonnage for Company, at North Point, and by Sir Ronald Rose and the late Sir Repulse Bay Hotel (built in what boen erected at Cape D'Agullar and East Point neighbourhood, we 1888 18 million ton for 1981, 14 the China Light and Fower, Co. at Patrick Manson, who for many was formerly a tiger-haunted Bay), both transmitting and receiving in- have the French Hospital at Causellion tons. Kowloon as sites for their respec-years practised in this Colony in Motor roads have also been struments have been installed at the way Bay, the Tang Wah Eastern tive Power Stations. Se
partnership with the late Sir James the means of granting facilities for Observatory at Kowloon, Hong Hospitals At Kai Tack.
Cantile and Dr. Hartigan, and, on bathing from the land both on Hong About 10 years ago the Chinese the Yeung, Wo Hospit (6) The Kai Tack Reclamation his retirement, became Medical Ad-Kong Island and the mainland Government erected a wireless sta Valley. On the near Kowloon City, This scheme, viser to the Colonial Office. whereas previously bathing had tion on the Pratar aboal, 180 miles have the large which covered a huge acreage, after It seems pathetic now to remen- taken place almost exclusive from to the Bouth East of Hong Kong, At Kennedy To having been partially carried out by ber that when, in 1889, bad malaria steam-launches. And very pleasant which has been most useful in trans- fectious Diseases Hon its promoters, was completed recent-broke out in consequence of building some of those moonlight picnics mitting to our observatory and to of the old bulk, ly by the Hong Kong, Government, operations at Richmond Terrace for the purpose of an aerodrome, West Point, the outbreak was at with the assistance of a grant from tributed to the release of pol the Admiralty,E [(7) The Praya East. Becia ition, 15 Canille" was the founder which was constructed from 1921 to Hong Kong School
Medicine, in which the
1928 and
дол
Lad the
onsisted part
gases by the upturning of
other land stations round the China; same neighbour
in Happy
TRIBUTE TO. MUSTAPHA
roads have also been the sans warning of the presence of hospital of the Tung
starting of numer-typhoons in the South China Sea. Bonham Road we have the new
For man
are past Naval; and Memorial and Nethe Chips off
Hons Affliated Hospi
raless fitted to
em, been removed from
érowded affe down
Yesterday, A striking ge of friendship On toward a former, fob was made by
George Clerk
nbassador to