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water possibilities in the Tai Lam Chung Valley where
there is a site for a storage reservoir of 6,000 to 8,000
million gallons capacity, subject to satisfactory
foundations being obtained. A considerable amount of
useful information has already been collected. The
enclosed map shows, in rough form, the salient features
of the project. It is estimated that a supply of at
least 25,000,000 gallons per day may be depended upon
from the Tai Lam Chung Valley when this source has been
fully developed. Boring operations on a possible site
for a dam are now in progress and it is expected that by
the end of September sufficient information as to the
suitability of that site will be available.
6.
This proposed scheme is of a much greater
magnitude than the Shing Mun Valley scheme and I consider
it to be worthy of the best expert opinion available. For
this purpose it is requested that the Crown Agents for the
Colonies may be approached with a view to engaging
consultants to visit Hong Kong early in the autumn of
this year and, after discussion of the scheme with
officers of the Public Works Department, to furnish a
report on the suggested site.
7.
If this course of action is approved the
consultants engaged would probably find it useful, before
proceeding to Hong Kong, to discuss the matter with
Mr. R.M. Henderson, C.B.E., who is at present on leave
prior to retirement from the post of Director of Public
Works.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient. humble servant,
(. Cat_horthot
Governor.