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SECTION I
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HONG KONG DEFENCE PLAN.
HONG KONG & NEW TERRITORIES,
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HONG KONG ISLAND is situate to the Eastward of the entrance to the CANTON RIVER and extends from position 22 11 to 22 18 N and from 114 to 114 16 E. Its extrem length from N. E. to S., is 11 miles and its breadth varies from 2 to 5 miles, the total area is 30 square milcu.
A narrow channel separates it from the mainland - HONG KONG ROADS
or Wastern ontrance between: VICTORIA HONG KONG and KOWLOON point is 1 mile in width and the IEI U MUN Channel, the Eastorn entrance is 1/4 mile wide. To the North opposito VICTORIA is the KOWLOON FENINSULA. Further to the North extends the NEW TERRITORIES covering an area of 290 square milos.
COAST AND LANDING BEACHES.
The ocast of the Colo y is greatly indented with bays, covos and inloto. The Largost Bays are MIRS BAY and DEEP WATER BAY at the Eastern and Wastern extremotios of the NEW TRAITORIES sector. It is fronted by numerous islands and inlets of which LANTAU lying due West has an area grenter than HONG KONG.
Nearly all of these bays could tud for landing parties.
Host of the coast of both the mainland and the islands is rooky
and precipitous; it consists of steep slopes with cliffs rising at or just bohind the waters odge. Pocket Benches occupy the heads of many coves and bays, while the inland terrain is made up of steep irregular hills and mountains, The highest peaks are TAI HOU SHAN 3,000 ft. which forms part
of the mountain range extending through the KWANG TUNG & KWANSI Provinces, and VICTORIA PEAK HONG KONG Island 1,300 ft. The underwater gradient is comparatively stoep with a fifteen fathom curve usually lying from 5 to 7 miles off shore.
COMMUNICATIONS.
ROADS.
The roads within the Colony are accurately shown on the Hind 1015- 1/80,000 with the exception of perhaps a few amendments. Considerable effort has been made to keep the roads in good repair but certain outlying ones on the Mainland have deteriorated and should now be regarded as limited all weather only.
The Island of HONG KONG is served by an all weather road which enciroles the Island while the principal roads in the NEW TERRITORIES are from FANLING through TAIFO, SHATIN to KOWLOON and FANLING, CASTLE HEAK, TSUN WAN and KOWLOON.
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