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and Nathan Road. It would add very much to simplified operation if the Main Line itself were electrified (with Diesel electric motors) from the New Territories or beyond. It should be possible for a goods line to be carried, parallel to the Station approach line, to ground level for the harbour; this would keep the goods lines to the west of the main part of Kowloon.
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The Eastern line of the fork would cross the vacant space in the "Garden City)' at Suffolk Road over Waterloo Road, cross the existing Tai Tak aerodrome (the possible future satellite) and swing southeast along the proposed reclaimed west front of Kowloon Bay, thus linking up the whole of this important industrial and dock frontage and the oil tank area. Here too there would be space for a Marshalling Yard over a mile long, which could serve the whole of Industrial Kowloon.
! It is needless to say that these large-scale proposals would require not only minute study in themselves, from the angle of railway operations, but also in relation to urban development. But there is now a chance of these combined operations being successfully planned from the start: and there is no doubt that they are all feasable.
。 (one other addition might be made to the railway in the New Territories ↑ a spur connecting the site suggested for the new Aerodromev– This would need a short length of Tunnel. The line would also be useful as giving a direct connection to llong Kong of another area of farm and vegetable produce
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9. The Services Removal.
The most discussed proposal in the Colony is the removal of the Naval and Military quarters from the centre of Hong Kong: the removal from Kowloon, though less urgent, would follow on a new location being found for those located in Hong Kong. It was somewhat surprising to find that there was less difference of opinion between the Civil and Service views, than might have been expected. Naturally the Services were only prepared to move to quarters which would prove equally or more serviceable. It was agreed that these could be found: the only outstanding question was that of finance : a balance sheet could not be prepared at this stage; there is no doubt that the value of the central service land is very high, but not all of it could realise its full market value * as a considerable amount would be required for public purposes. The cost of re- instatement of the services on a new site would presumably be met, in part at least, from Laperial Sources.
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71 The removal of the ferries from the block of land on either side of Queen's street in the centre of Hong Kong is an absolute essential to the continued prosperity of the Colony. The central administration and business area would be almost doubled in size; and although some faint hopes were expressed that a tunnel might create a business extension at Kowloon, all planning e perience is against such a possibility.
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By a fortunate chance the Naval and Military Services in considering the possibility of an alternative location, had both hit upon the same neighbourhood: this would greatly
The Oakley valuation would of course require revising today.