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PORTS and HARBOURS,—Continued.

Hong Kong Harbour,-Continued.

1. What are the dimensions (length, breadth, and depth over sill II W.O.N.T.) of the largest dry dock or floating dock in the port?

1. The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Ltd.,

Dry Dock. 787 feet in length over alı.

120 feet wide at coping, 88 feet wide at bottom, 311 feet depth on sill IW.O.S.T.

1. Are operations in progress to increase the depth 8. (a) No.

of water-

(a) at the entrance and in

in the approach channel-

(b) in the case of enclosed docks, at the entrance jock, if any, of any important dock or ducks-

(c) at the principal berths

to 40 feet at L.W.0.S.T. (in the case, of the berths at enclosed docks. H.W.O.N.T.), and is accommodation being provided for vessels 1,000 feet in length and of 100 feet beam?

If not, to what extent is deepening being effected, and for vessels of what dimensions (length, draught, and beam at that draught) is accom- modation being provided or in contemplation?

(b) None.

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(c) No operations are in hand to increase the depth at principal berths or to provide accommodation for larger vessels.