Former times, occupied in part by
"Chinese population
Not only
position of
in part by a large
*}
are the Troops, from
the
the Barracks, separated from
each other, but the Ordnance Store
Department, which provides the whole of the Naval and Military Armament is distributed in five separate places.
This sub-division would, in the
event of an
outbreak
among the Chinese
population, render the buildings and
establishments liable to be destroyed in detail, and, however
an outbreak
may be under present circumstances, still, in considering the
defences of Hong Kong as the principal Imperial Naval Station in the Pacific,
such a contingency ought to be provided for. In time of peace, also, there can be no doubt that it would be of immense advantage to the Public Service if all the Naval and Military Establishments were concentrated. The Colonial Government
is at
present
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present forming a Harbour of refuge at Kauway Bay, and I propose for your consideration
whether, if this Harbour could be removed to
some other position, such as
Ti Bay,
on the line of
it would not be as well to
the proposed
breakwater, a wharf wall
which would run in about 12 feet of water, and
reclaim the whole of the ground (shown yellow
on
the plan.
On this
ground as reclaimed, or on
part of it as may be necessary, the whole
of the buildings and
Offices
connected with the
Naval, Ordnance, Commissariat and Engineer
(including submarine mining) establishments might be placed.
The new barracks should be built on the
high ground:
overlooking the bay, in such
positions as may be selected by the Military Authorities
This might be done by the Colony who should prepare the whole of the new
buildings. On their completion the Imperial Government
would move
their
men and stores into the
positions and hand
over the present Imperial
property