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the Eastward of the entrance to
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he total area is 30 square
rom the mainland - HNG KONG ROADS
ONG and KOWLOON point is 1 mile
torn entrance is 1/4 mile wide.
* PENINSULA.
Further to the
in area of 290 square milos.
tly indented with bays, coves and
DEEP WATER BAY at the Eastern
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Landing partios.
inland and the islands is rooky with cliffs rising at or just upy the heads of many coves and
steep irregular hills and HAN 3,000 ft. which forms part KWANG-TUNG & KWANSI Provinces,
The underwater gradient is
rvo usually lying from 5 to 7
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accurately shown on the Hind 1015- amendments. Considerable effort
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RAILWAY.
Rail communication with HONG KONG is maintained along the CANTON-KOWLOON Railway, which is a single track throughout. condition is not all to be desired but doubtless will improve in time,
Its working Approximately 3 miles N by 17 £KOMON Point the line enters a tunnel rumming through Beacon Hill for a distance of 1 1/3 miles approx. WATERWAYS.
The Colony is normally connected with CANTON by river traffic along the CHU KLANG or CANTON RIVER with veanels up to 16 feet draught at spring tides and 14 feet at neaps.
AIRFIELD.
KAI TAK (North shore of KOWLOON BAY) is the only airfield the Colony.
Facilities include 2 seaplane ramps - N.7% assembly plant and buildings.
S. E. Runway A new field is projected at FENG SHAN
in
in
N. NEW TERRITORIES.
WATER SUPPLY.
KOTOO and lower levels on HOG KONG Island is considered satisfactory, the main reservoir on the Island being TAI TAM TUK holding approximately 1,406,000,000 gallons, On the Mainland the important
SHI UN Reservoir, situato N NE of KOWLOON CITY, holds 2,921,000,000 gallons. There are many auxilliaries in the Colony.
CLIMATE.
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Northerly onsoon October to lurch - Southerly Monsoon June to September Inter lansoon period April/kay rising to 90 F. in July.
- Temperature in February 55 F. June and September.
Rainfall 85 inches, 68% of which falls between has ind force exceeded 65 knots.
Typhoons are not severe and only 15 times in 50 years in any month.
However, force 7 can occur occasionally For is very infant. Summer monsoon there is considerable turbulence over land during afternoon.
hmidity up to 90%.
LILITARY TOPOGRAPHY.
During tho
The Northern border of the NEW TERRITORIES is bounded by the
CHUN VAN RIVER which rises in the hilly country of the North Eastern stretch of the TERRITORIES and runs approximately ost, and a small stream running East to SHA TA KOK. A road runs North. from FANLIIG to the frontier and turns Eastward to follow the course of the stream to STARLING Inlet. Between the East to eat line so formed and the irregular mountain range of the KOWLOOK hills same 12 miles to the South is a valley of low and intermediate slope, occasionally broken by steep isolated hills. peninsula of irregular hills projects from the Northern-Eastern side of
A the valley into HIRS BAY.
The Railway and main road, ontering the TERRITORIES approximately half way along the course of the CHUN WAN RIVER, both run South-East through FANLING to TAI PO before cutting through the KOWLOON Hills, with an alternative road branching from FANLIG to the South-West. Many other passes through the hills exist but they are steep and difficult.
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