LAPA
MILLAI-CHAU
Interior
MACAU
Carat eniNante dal
DA
Canal do Sul da Raha
TAIPA
THE HONGKONG DACY PRESS. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19TH, 1920.
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MONEY AVAILABLE. Financially, there
the
(rent dis the undertaking.” Governor | fn{urned the writer-tha Government of Macna har on deposit in the Basco Nacional Ultramprino and in the Banks of Hongkong, exclusively reserved. for the construction of the new harbour, a sum of pearly nine million dollars an amount deemed to be sufficient to couplete the scheme; and His Excellency added that he expected its completion within the next three years
TRADE POSSIBILITIES.
Given the harbour, where is the trade coming from to make the undertaking worth white t When this question was put coa-Portuguese-resident Macao, be Kreplies by asking
the trade
of Hongkong come from Not from Hong kong itself which
a die tributing centre." In the interview which the writer had with the Govern nor of Macao His Excellency described the geographical position of Macao as a magoi- ficent outlet for the Chinese region, behind ít. Moreover, Portugal and her large Colonies like Angola, „Mozambique and | Timor, could develop, through Macao,” an Fimportant trade with China and Japan, Portuguese law in this respect, His Ex- cellency explained, was largely protectionist. The customs tariff allows a discount of 50 per cent, on merchandise coming into Ror tugal from the Portuguese Colonies, and, giren good harbour facilities, it should be active Pasible for Maeno to become an export centre for the Portugno markets.
Replying to an inquiry as to the present
by the shaded portions on the plan. value of the trade of Macao, His Excellency
MACAO HARBOUR PROJECTS rade cofiditions in Europe follow aid that notwithstanding the present state
AN EXPENDITURE OF ABOUT TEN
INVOLVED,
MILLION DOLLARS
WORK ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
The neighbouring Portuguese Colony of Macho is at the present time showing signs of a more progresive spirit in the admin istration than has been seen in the Colony for half a century or more. Wo have heard, for many years, of scheme of develop mout with a view to enabling Macao, to recover something of the commercial prestige in the Far East that once was hers, but is is only now that these schemes are be ginning to take practical shape.
The reader who is at all acquainted with the history of foreigo intercourse with China will scarcely need to be told that Macao has been in Portuguese possession since 1557, and that by the first half of the last cen. tury it had become a commercial centre of considerable importance. Foreign trade at Canton was confided to the old Factories, and the British, American, Dutch and other traders at Canton maintained a close rela tionship with Maono.. Many of these traders resided in the Portuguese Colony
boles. This did not, however, silence the advocates of the scheme in Macao, and, about eighteen years or so ago, another expert engineer, Senhor Costello Brancy,
ing on the war, it has not been possible to get prompt delivery of dredging machinery, and the work is being done largely by
Chinese manual labour. The reclamations
of the harbour, the trade is yet represented by important figures and the following mound figures were given as representing the imports and exports by 282 route
are extensive and the work gives employs only
ment to a considerable number of Chines for whose industry and ingenuity Admiral de Lacerda, who is persionally superintend- ing the work has conceived the highest admiration. There is a great deal of quarrying to be dque also for the stone required for the building of sea wall. Soma substantial sen walls are already blocks, already dressed and numbered are in situ, and many thousands of granita already on the site of the reclamation for mediate se.. A Decauville railway is used for the transfer of the mud. This line runs right across the neck of the peninsula and the mud excavated in the inner hat bour, is being dumped on the other side, near the Barrier; to that the work on the
set to Macao to examine the schone He made a few emendations to the plan, but bia report and plans shared the fate of those of Behhor Laurieru, Then came the great Constitutional change in outer barbour may be said to have been Portugal, with the proming of a greater already begun. When the work on the inper messure of autonomy for the Colonies, Maczo would seem to have profited to some extent from the change,
1916 1917
AIMPORTE. "EXPORTS.
$17,000,000 $10,000,007′′ $15,000,000 $11,500,000
1918 $13,000,000 - $10,000,000 1919 ... $14,000,000 $13,000,000 These figures represent the returns male, to the Harbour. Department and are more likely to be under stated than exaggerated. Considering the great obstacle to shipping traffic which the silted state of the harbour represents, His Excellency regarded thes
development of a considerable trade, and as Ggures as showing that Macao is unques tranably in a situation favourable to the guaranteeing a growing movement of traffic ence Macao is provided with improved, har bour. Facilities,
We
FUTURE TRADE PROSPECTS." studying every prospect of trade develop ment in connection with the saw, barbour facilities. It will be noticed that the rail- ago as a joint Portugues and Chinese to Canton, which was projected, long enterprise, figures on the plan, and is by not be necessary to wait for the railway nemam regarded as dead. But it may for the devlopment of trade between the jort and, the hinterland. The growth of
understand that spécial officers aro
harbour is completed very excellent anchor- age will be afforded for the large junk traffic of the port, and there will be greatly Again the need of harbony improvement improved facilities for breaming and repair to traffic in recent years his directed was pressed, with the result that Admiral 26. The work done on this section of the the attention, even of the Chinese to the subject of rond, construction. It happens Hugo de Lacerda, an acknowledged autho-schebo has already produced & gratifying that in the strict of Heungshan, which rity on works of this kind, was sent out transformation in this part of the Colony lies at the back of Meca, there staides to Macao to examine the scheme proposed, This section of the scheme will be com- who have spent years in America, Australia large numbers of returned emigrants Den Admiral de Lucords, it may be mentioned, pleted in about eighteen months from now, and other paris, and are familiar with she planned and superintended the important THE OUTER HARBOR winnages of good roads lasy, and the harbour works at Lourenco Marques. ”As a
munications. The motor lorry and It will be seen that the main feature of motorcar are unf strange to them, and it result of his study of the Macao scheme be the outer Harbour scheme is a protected quite within the hounds of possibility modified it. The original schemes contemplat. anchorage which will accommodate vesels that this district can be persuaded to show No many weeks of the year. The declineed only the improvement of the inner harbou, drawing up to 23 feet, and long deep the way to the rest of China in the open- water channel of approach, giving a depth ing up of the country by good roads, there in the prosperity of Macas set in as the Admiral Lacerda's scheme, while provid of 14 feet at low tides and 23 feet at high by promoting industrial development in the New British Colony of Hongkong began ing for important work in the inner har side Admiral de Lacerda is confident that district as well as making possible the this channel can be maintained. The mud diversion of some of the West River trado to develop, and the tonnage of ocean ship-bour to make it better fitted for the accom- dredged in the making of the harbour and to Macao. With the acquisition of a har- ping began to steadily increase). Bengmodation of the considerable fleet of junks the-channel will go to create an artificial bour capable of accommodating ocean-going. kong possesses the inestimable advantage which trade between Macao and neighbourbe forined roughly just south of the channel effort will be made to develop the shipping sand, surrounded by stone walls, which will vessels, it is only to be expected that every of a magnificent natural harbour which ing ports, and engage in the important local leading to the inner harbour Contracts trade of the port. can be entered at all states of the tide abing industry, provides, as its main fea for the building of the moles aud
OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. by ships as big as any imagination in the ture, for the creation of a barbour for large piers of the outer barbour will be let by
tender," but the dredging work will be done, Is the interview accorded to the writer. days of the fourdaten of the Colony could vessels in front of the city, as will be seen by the Government, not only because it this Excellency the Governor incidentally conceive. Macro, on the other hand, has suf- from the sketch plan we reproduce..
is considered that it will more economical referred to criticisms which have fered from the steady accumulation of gilt The scheme is now at Lisbon and formal for the Administration to do the dredging been made by correspondents in from the Canton delta which closes the port approval of it is confidently expected very dredging will have to be purchased by the rest to the effect that the revenues itulf, but because necessary equipment for the columns of the Hongkong Daky against modern ocoon-going shipping shortly. I may be mentioned that any Administration for the maintenance of the of the Coimy were devoted not to the The Colonial Government of Macao representation, from Macho on this subject channels when they have once been made, development of the Colony, but to the main long ago recognised the need for an exten- just now are likely to receive the clocot
"and i general dredging operation peneive officials. This criticism His Excel tenance of an unnecessary number of ex-
sive scheme of barbour improvement, but and most sympathetic consideration, owing
OLD OBSTACLES REMOVED.lency regarded as unjust to Portugal. He the hand of Lisbon lay heavily on the to the fact that former Administrators of The principal difficulties which have emphasised that officials were necessarily hitherto stood in the way of this project numerous becauso Macao was isolated from Colony, The Colony was drained of it
have been removed. We reclamation otary Portugués territories and needed a surplus revenues, the local administration
work was begun, last year on the inner har complete administrative organisation which, was starved, trade declined, and in the end
bony portion of the hour, it will be re of course, was inevitably expensive. Tasy. membered that the Chinese authorities oust have Departments staffed with Euro the hoal government has bad to rely for ita
vigorously protested, and a very serious penny and Chinese, representing the rovenue very largely on the proceeds of
Situation arose. Though Macao has been in Judiciary, Pubic Health, Military Defence, the opium farm and gambling morepolies
the possession of the Portuguese since 1857 Marine Superintendange, Public Works the territory has never been delimitated, and others, and recently, it had happened for Maco long ago became known to Euro- syament, is now the Minister for the and these extensive reclamation works in Macaone in Hongkong,, that the Gov pesus as the Monte Carlo of the East, Colonies; Senhor Tamaguins Barbosa, the the inner harbour at once raised the ques eranicnt had bad to increase salaries be To the credit of a long accession of Por-immediate predecessor of the Pak them The Chinese set up a claim But His Excellency emphasised that this
tion of the Macan Government a title to cause of the high cost of living, and tuguese Administrators, it must be said Governor of the Colony, is also occupying to the areas near Green Island which are bad not been done at the expense of neces that they have been dissatisfied with this important oficial position, and the fact being converted into a junk anchorage mary public improvements in the Colony. A state of affairs. They have recognised that that the money required for the undertaking which no impartial person could possibly the water supply: The Public Works
The claim on the face of it, was one for solution is being found for the problem the existence of the Colony of the proceeds is already in the hands of the Macao Corsee the slightest justification in the cir. Department has some portion of the work of the opium and gambling monopolice was ernment is perhaps the best assurance that cumstancea The Chinese authorities even now in band and a contract has been lek nos only precocious, but hurtful to national the scheme has at length been brought into guese authorities over the area concerned other portions of the undertaking. The tually recognised the rights of the Port to Mara, Turner & Co, of Tientsin, for pride and repute. They have been anxious the realm of practical realities.
and an agreement was entered into which hygienic transformation of the insanitary "to see the Colony, recover something of its
cleared up some of the questions which lad districts of the town proceeds continually, THE INNER HARBOUR boon the cause of frequent unpleasantness so that the native town of Macno might be Portugal One of these qucatione related China A contract had also been let for to the construction of the new harbour at palting the telephone wires underground advanced state of procao. This agreement has been endorsed town drainage work was in progress; and by the Government in Peking, so that the an up-to-date equipment was coming for Magan Government is enabled to proceed the fire-brigale. Certainly there are many of the with the scheme without fear of any for signs of progressive development to be on- inper ther trouble rising with China, for the served in Maceo just now. But the great agreement cover the works contemplated harbour, scheme is the most striking feature, mplated.
in the outer, harbour as well as the inser and its completion will add many bandreda. Barbour
of as to the area of the Colony.
farmers prosperity from legitimate com. meros, and recognising the improvement
the Colony, intimately acquainted with its circumstances and its needs, are now occa pying, important official positions in Lisbon. Senor Manuel in Rocha, who, for several years, was the Colonial Secretary at Macao and for a short time administered the Gov.
of
In fact, the work on the portion of the between the Governments of Chiun and called the most hygienic erty in all Booth
of the harbour to be the factor of primary | scheme affectin importance in this effort, successive admin already in a istrators have cordially recommended it tô gress.
Lisbon. A detailed plan of a very
ago
scheme was prepared thirty Senhor Adolphe Loureiro. But the Lisbe authorities relegated the plans to the
alrea
the inner barbour is
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