FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932.
Shing Mun Gorge Valley Dam.
Inclusive Cost Estimated At $9,300,000.
NEARLY DOUBLE ORIGINAL FIGURE
CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
Position Does Not Call for Drastic Measures
REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS.
Dr. Wellington Goes to Canton to Investigate.
SUFFICIENT VACCINE AND MEDICINES IN COLONY,
Reporting at yesterday's meeting of the Legis- That the Government does not lative Council on the Shing Mun Gorge Valley Dam, consider that the Cholera situation at present calls for any drastic in- authorisation for the commencement of which was terference with the daily life of received from the Secretary of State on June 16, the Colony, was the substance of the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E., Director of Sir Henry to questions by the Hon. Henry Pollock, Kt., K.C., at Public Works, said that the Dam is estimated to yesterday's meeting of the Legista-
tive 'Council. take five years to construct at an inclusive cost of
Sir Henry, pursuant to notice, $9,300,000.
When the cost of the Dam was first calculated in April, 1924, it was estimated that the cost would be $4,750,000, and it is only to be expected, in view of the fact that prices have steadily gone up since then, that that figure would be considerably exceeded.
Mr. Creasy's report was as the site have since been complet- follows:-
ed and the cores have been ship- ped home to the Consulting En- gineers.
.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Farewell Dinner. To Mr. Creasy
Chinese Community Honour
Retiring D.P.W..
MR. KOTEWALL'S TRIBUTE
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E., was the guest of the Chinese] community at a dinner last night, given in honour of his retirement. The function was held at the Kam Ling Hotel, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall pre- siding.
In proposing the toast of the guest of honour, Dr. Kotewall paid tribute to Mr. Creasy's long and Useful career in the Government service, which was aptly summed up in one sentence: "If I were to give you an adequate account of Mr. Creasy's long and honourable service in Ceylon and Hong Kong, 1. What measures do you recom- I might be speaking until cock-crow.”
mend should be adopted by the Government for the prevention Supporting Mr. Kotewall in owed its solution to his knowledge of the spread or cholera from the chair were H.E. the General and experience. Canton to Hong Kong?
asked the following questions stand ing to his name:-
2.
Colony, of
(1) Anti-cholera serum,
(ii) Other anti-cholera
Long Career.
Is there a sufficiency, in this Officer Commanding (Major-
General J. W. Sandilands), and If I were to give an adequate ac- others present included the Hon. count of Mr. Creasy's long and
honourable service in re Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Hon. Mr. Hong Kong. I might be speaking Ceylon and
medies and medicines?
Question
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If not, what steps do you recom-W. E. L. Shenton Hon. Mr. until cock-crow; I must therefore Current Year's Expenditure.
mend should be taken by the ER. Hallifax, Mr. J. Owen confine myself to only a very brief Government for Sir, On Your Excellency's The site chosen for the dam is
remedying Hughes, Hon. Commander G. F. mention of it. such deficiencies, if any?
Hole, Hon. Mr. T. H. King (Act- Mr. Creasy began his official instructions a reply to the tele- that originally selected by the
The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington,ing LG.P.), Sir Joseph Kemp, career in 1897-35 years ago-as gram from the Secretary of P.W.D., the contre line being Director of Medical
and Sanitary Flon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Hon. Dr. district engineer in Ceylon; pushed some fifty feet upstream State for the Colonies has been to allow for the extra width at Services replied for the Government S. W. Tae, Sir William Hornell, when he came to us in 1923 as the
as follows:
Capt. Cameron (A.D.C.); and Head of our Public Works Depart sent; pointing out that it is the the base.
No Drastic Interference. Mr. Ho Kom-tong. The actual second section of
ment, he was Deputy Director of urgent wish of this Government
After the Loyal Toast the Shing Mun Scheme as now
and Public Works in that Colony and to take advantage of the next projected is the construction of a does not consider that the situation had been honoured, the Chair other duties.
1.-The Government that of the Republic of China Acting Director, in addition to his dry season to make a commence-masonry dam giving an ap-as it stands at present calls for the man gave "The Principal Guest," ment with the second section of proximate depth of water of 200 drastic interference with the daily when he said:
His career in Hong Kong is so well known that it needs no em- the Shing Mun Scheme and en: feet on a site immediately up-life of the Colony, which must re- The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall phasis. Good wine needs no bush, quiring as to the amount of the stream of the Shing Mun Gorge, sult from the formal declaration of said: This is, I believe, only the a's a good D.P.W. needs no "boost."{ giving a storage capacity of ap- Canton as an infected port and the second occasion in the history It is enough to remark that Mr. expenditure which Messrs. Binnie proximately 3,000 million gallons, imposition of full quarantine. In-of Hong Kong. on which a dinner Creasy's service was so highly ap Sons and Deacon estimate will be and also of a subsidiary cut off stead, it will endeavour to secure a of a public nature has been given preciated by the Government that incurred during the current year. masonry Dam at Pineapple Paas reasonable degree
of protection by the Chinese community to a re- in 1927 the decoration of C.B.E. approximately sixty feet high. against the introduction of the dis-tiring Director of Public Works was conferred on him by His The telegram also asked that
The direct catchment area of ease into the Colony by the follow- a fact which testifies to the high Majesty the King. they be requested to state the this Reservoir is 2,900 acres ing means;—
jesteem in which the Chinese hold Mr. Creasy's Secret. date by which their Chief Resi- which includes the 2,100 acres (a) The owners of steamers ply-the Hon. Mr. Creasy.
Well, I must not say too much; ing between Canton and Hong dent Engineer may be expected now partially tapped by the ex-
Although Mr. Creasy has not about our guest 'to-night, because isting Shing Mun intake.
Kong will be notified that they been in this Colony, more than nine he is a shy man, and I fear that my to arrive in Hong Kong, and in-
Estimated Daily Yield.
should Warn their
ships'years, he has made a host of friends recitat has already made him un- structions were asked for as to It is estimated that this reser-
Officers and staff to keep among the Chinese. He is one of comfortable. But the penalty of 2 careful watch what preliminary works might voir will yield a supply of 9.25
against the most capable Directors of Public efficiency and popularity in а million gallons per day over our
the embarkation of be carried out departmentally
aickWorks we have ever had; and to his career devoted to public service, is persons, and, if a such as the approach road, pend-driest known period, which means
case of native ability is allied an unas that one has occasionally to sit cholera or suspected cholera suming ing his arrival.
and cheery disposition through the ordeal of hearing one's occurs during the voyage take che ship to the quarantine able man.
to which also makes him a very like-praises sung!
To vary my tune, however, I am anchorage and hoist the yellow
Ruling over the largest spending going to say something which: per- fing, instead of proceeding. to department in the Administration, hapa will not be quite complimen- the wharf, and generally to with no fewer then 150 Europeana tary: I am going to reveal a secret assist the Health Authorities under him, he yet contrives to put of life, which has recently
been! by all means in their power. owners will also be asked to without fuss or flurry,
in an amazing amount of labour confided to me by someone who knows him well. It is the awful endeavour to place a doctor on
secret that once he obtained some- each ship during the continu-
One is struck by that atmos-thing for nothing! Please do not ance of the epidemic, The Medical Department will vades his private office: his desk an infant in arms, his parents took phere of quiet efficiency which per-be alarmed. It was merely when, as have the Canton Steamers met is never littered with papers and him to Australia, and he had on arrival, and the Police will odds and ends, and this impresses free passage, both ways. receive special instructions to one that, with him, a well organised
Water Situation. regulate the debarkation of pas-system prevails, and urgent papers And now 1 come to a subject in sengers in such a way as to
jare not likely to be lost sight of which I have no doubt you are all permit inspection by the Offi-through bundles of other documents interested--the water situation. cers of the Medical Depart which come in later being piled on what the public does not know ment, The Medical Department will
top of them.
about water by now can probably goi And his post is not merely ad-into the proverbial thimble, if I also take steps to ensure that ministrative, for its holder has to may take some liberties with the the passenger decks, kitchens be, as Mr. Creasy is, a highly metaphor. But, seriously, what the and lavatories of the ships are qualified engineer; and we know publie should know is that whatever (Continued on Page 8.) that many a technical problem has circumstances may be blamed for
On receipt of this information it will be possible to ask this Council for በ supplementary vote to cover the expenditure during 1932.
the
With your permission, Sir, 1 shall give a brief statement of present position of the Shing Mun Scheme, Second Sec tion, and of the work to be un- dertaken by Messrs. Binnie Sons and Deacon.
First Proposed in 1922. The Second Section of the Shing Mun Scheme as first pro- posed in 1922 consisted of three Reservoirs known as the Gorge Dam, Shing Mun Village Dam and Middle Hill Dam with an ap- proximate total capacity of 2,000 million gallons.
an addition of 6.26 million gal- lons per day to the Colony's sup- ply, the difference of 3 million gallons per day being the supply now available from the existing intake and 1st Section Works.
The Dam is estimated to take
five years to construct at an in- clusive cost of $9,300,000, but it The utilise the water from the reser- will, of course, be possible to
voir as the work proceeds.
9 million
This does not exhaust the (b) gravity section of the Shing Mun Scheme as by means of catch- waters along the slopes of the surrounding hills at least an- other 6,000 acres can be tapped producing a further gallons approximately per day without further reservoirs. The catchwaters constitute what is (c) known as the 3rd Section of the On later investigation at the Shing Mun Scheme, and will be site it was found that the founda-carried out when found neces- tions of the Shing Mun Village sary. Dam were not favourable and it was decided to abandon this site and raise the Gorge Dam to give the additional storage. The raising of the Gorge Dam will flood out a portion of the Middle Hill Dam site making it uneco- nomical and it has therefore also been abandoned.
The Gorge Dam therefore after further investigation was moved slightly upstream and raised to give a depth of water of 175 feet and the project was submitted to Government.
As this structure would have been of very considerable magni- tude, exceeding in height almost any existing dam in England, the Secretary of State for the Colonies before, approving the scheme advised that it should be examined by the Consulting En gineers, Messrs. Alex. Binnie Sons and Deacon.. Consequently, the site was visited by represen- tatives of the Consulting Engin eers in January, 1931, and Octo- ber, 1981.
Engineers" Favourable Report.
The Consulting Engineers re- ported" favourably on the whole scheme and on the works already complated but surrested that the dam should be raised ther twenty five feet th ings on the site prove favourable. A series of core drill barnya on
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the water situation, the director of Public Works cannot have the blame laid directly at his door,
It is a happy circumstance that: after some weeks of great anxiety, the eve of his retirement sees the restoration of a constant supply of the precious fluid-a situation ordered by a benign Providence es pecially kind to good public ser- vants,
A Happy Retirement. Perhaps 1 might not Inappropriate- ly call upon you to drink to Mr. Creary's health in water. But to be conventional I shall ask you to drink to it with the more usual form of liquid. May he and may Mrs. Creasy whose work in various good causes in the Colony is well known, and who is a fitting help- mate to him in every way have many years of happiness to enjoy their well-earned retirement: KAN
In acknowledging the toast, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Cressy said:
Mr. Kolewall,, Your Excellency, and gentlemen. It is indeed a great honour my Chinese friends have done me to-night In Inviting me to be their guest and to meet so distin
guished a gat
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