to be undertaken:-
(a) By Government,
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(b) by an independent Corporation such as
a Port Trust (for example the Singapore Harbour
Board),
(c) by private enterprise on its own, or
(a) by private enterprise under some form
of Government direction and supervision.
There is, however, the point that until the
existing Wharf Companies know definitely by which of
these methods the future development of the port is to
be undertaken, they will be naturally reluctant to
spend any thing more than is prey necessary for the
maintenance of their existing establishments; hence
the Governor's statement that the questions of the
phypical future administration of the port and of its fak
development are closely inter-related and must be con-
sidered together.
In paragraph 11 the Governor suggests that
the best course would be to obtain the advice of an
expert in port administration upon the form which the
future controlling organisation at Hong Kong should
take;
and in view of the close connection between the
max development of the port and the question of its
physical
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future organisation he raises that such an expert
should be accompanied by an experienced harbour
engineer, who would, of course, be able to benefit
experience
from the local kamage of the present port engineer.
It is interesting to note in passing some
of the opinions which have already been expressed on
this subject.
Pages 59 and 60 of Mr. Duncan's report are
devoted