ENCLOSURE NO. 3 IN CANTON DESPATCH TO ь.É. HANGHAI, NO.211 OF 21st
NOVEMBER 1938.
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The following notes, which were roughly made of a
conversation which I had with Br. 5.2. Goodrich shortly after
he gave the lecture on September 8th, 1937, which forms
Enclosure No. 2 in this despatch, are unfortunately of little
value, since, at this distance of time, I am uncertain as to
the accuracy of all figures which I have queried thus (?).
such figures, however, can easily be verified by reference to
Dr. S.K. Yee, who (at least until the Chinese evacuation of
Canton) was in charge of the Whampoa Development Scheme office,
which it is believed is now established at Hongkong.
3.
All that I can definitely state is that the Port of
#hampos, as designed by Dr. Goodrich, was to face roughly
north and south; it was divided into a port zone, an industrial
zone, an sir port and military zone, and a residential zone;
it was to cover a total area of 70 square miles and to measure
13 miles from east to west and 6 miles from north so south;
it was to be constructed gradually at a total cost of several
hundred million dollars; the eventual water frontage, which
waa to be built section by section (of 560 metres) was to measure
70,000 feet, and was expected to attract and handle 17 million
tons of shipping annually, The eventual population was expected
to be 780 to 800,000 persons. Hy impression is that alongside
the wharves, there would be ample water for any vessel for
which the port was designed at all states of the tide. Che
average rise and fall of the tide at Whampoa is 5 feet 6 inches,
varying between 3 feet and 11 feet.
questions which I have on record are stated below,
but whenever so noted, I em uncertain as to the actual figures
given in replies.
(1) Phat funds are available?
Answer: Us§ 2 million, and 30 million (9) dollars (N.3.).
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