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100,000 on the Hong Kong side and 400,000 on the Kowloon side, the balance being divided up between numerous native-owned premises of smaller capacity in both places.
(39) The godowns are constructed on land leased from the Government mostly for periods of 75 years with the option of renewal for another 75 years, while the piers in front of the godowns are under the leases already referred to, which expire at the end of 1949. As the godowns are not of much use without the piers, the difficulty of the pier problem will be appreciated.
(40) The large godown companies act as public warehouse- keepers and accommodate at their piers any vessels that elect to go there.
In the case of Messrs. Alfred Holt & Company, their piers and godowns are primarily for the use of their own vessels and those of their associated companies. There are also several other piers and godowns which have been provided by the lessees for their own vessels and the goods therefrom.
(41)
Mooring buoys. There are 48 mooring buoys in the Harbour - 17 for Class "A" ships of from 450 to 600 feet in length, 27 for Class "B" ships of from 300 to 450 feet in length and 4 for Class "0" ships of less than 300 feet in length. These buoys are owned by the Government who charge for their use $16, $12 and $8 per day respectively. Certain firms own buoys for their own use and these, 58 in number, are held, by permission, at a charge of $5 per month. Apart from these, there are 30 buoys belonging to the Admiralty and 5 owned by
the Royal Air Force.
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Lights and buoys. For the guidance of vessels making for and leaving the Port, the Government maintains lighthous es at Waglan and Gap Rock, 15 minor harbour lights, of which two have skeleton staffs, and three lighted navigational buoys. There are also two signal stations, one at Green Island, and the other at Blackhead. The light dues imposed by the