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the eastern side of the harbour.
Necessity for single control.
There are several reasons why this continuous
urban area must remain under a single control and that
of a most advanced modern type. In the first place there
are the multifarious activities of urban administration,
e.g. policing, sanitation, drainage, markets, licensing,
etc.
Secondly, it is inevitable that the interest of
the town as a whole will focus mainly on the harbour which
has been developed at the British end: extensive use
would be made of the streets and other urban amenities
of the southern (British) portion of the town by persons
resident and businesses established in the more outlying
parts: the whole urban area should therefore be rated
by a single authority with a view to equitable
distribution of the cost of upkeep of the harbour end.
Thirdly, the economic importance of the aerodrome
to the Colony is obviously immense, apart from the
defence point of view, and its control by the Colonial
Government is essentally necessary. There is no possible
site for a land aerodrome within British territory proper.
The site of the new military cantonments, while
having an important economic aspect also, is probably
governed by considerations of defence and therefore
needs no more than mention in this connection.
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Rural areas and islands.
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Factory and industrial development.
The mainland is served by a first class road which
travels by eastern and western routes to the vicinity
of the present Anglo-Chinese boundary. Two important
roads take off near Sheung Shui, one north-easterly to
the fishing town o Sha Tau Kok, whence a track runs