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It is not improbable, however, that both sites at
Gin Drinkers Bay may prove unfavourable, thus cutting out
large potential storage.
It would appear, therefore, that the upper Shing Mun Valley should be developed to the utmost and, to do this
the Gorge Dam should be made of as great a height as is
consistent with safety.
(Sd.) R. M. Henderson,
M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E., M.I.W.E.,
Asst. Director of Public Works
Drawings accompanying this report.
(1) Shing Hun Valley Scheme and existing Works
in Kowloon.
(2) Contours of Upper Shing Mun Valley Reservoir
Sites.
(3) Contours of Shing Mun Gorge & Pineapple Pass.
(4) Sections of Village Dan Site A-A & Gorge Dam
Site B-B.
(5) Sections of Gorge Dam Sites C-C & D-D.