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design, so as to keep the total expenditure within Ur. Boulton's original estimate, and the work has been com - pleted accordingly.
We understand that the only severe blow exper
ienced since the completion of the worka in 1915 was
during the typhoon of the 13th August 1917. On that
occasion the areas of the Barbour of Refuge adjacent to
the entrances, more particularly to the southern entrance,
experienced considerable sea disturbance. We consider
that under present conditions such disturbance at the
southern entrance and for a short distance inside the
entrance is inevitable with a heavy blow from 8.W. to W.
Our Partner made an examination of the harbour
and entrances when in Hong Kong, and had an opportunity
of seeing the large number of craft using the southern
entrance just previous to sunset, the number of which of
course would be enormously increased when notice of the
approach of a typhoon were given. The main point to consider in proposing any work to protect the southern entrance and the portion of the harbour close to it is
that such works must be designed so na to cause no
difficulty to ships entering.
6 We are entirely opponed to any works inside the entrance as we are of opinion that works of this class would guide heavy seas into the harbour, and the rebound of heavy seas frem auch works would make great difficul - ties at and close to the entrance.
To have therefore prepared a design for the protection of the Southern Entrance as shown on the
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