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Eastward of the entrance to
11 to 22 18 N and rom
N. E. to S. 7. is 11 miles
otal area is 30 square
the mainland - HONG KONG ROADS
and KOWLOON point is 1 mile entrance is 1/4 mile wide. ENINSULA. Further to the rea of 290 square milos.
indented with bays, coves and
P WATER BAY at the Eastern
sector. It is fronted by
ng due West has an area
i parties.
and and the islands is rocky
th cliffs rising at or just
the heads of many coves and eep irregular hills and
3,000 ft. which forms part GTUNG & KWANSI Provinces,
Che underwater gradient is
usually lying from 5 to 7
urately shown on the Hind 1015-
endments. Considerable effort
ut certain outlying ones an
regarded as limited all
an all weather road, which
In the NEW TERRITORIES are
FANLING, CASTLE FEAK,
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Rail ocmunication with HONG KONG is maintained along the CANTON-KOWLOON Railway, which is a single truck throughout. condition is not all to be desired but doubtless will improve in time.
Its working Approximately 3 miles N by 17 from KOWLOON Point the line enters a tunnel ruining through Beacon Hill for a distance of 1 1/3 miles approx. WATERWAYS.
The Colony is normally cummated with CANTON by river traffic along the CHU KIANG or CANTON RIVER with vessels up to 16 feet draught at spring tides and 14 fect at neaps.
AIRFIELD,
KAI TAK (North shore of KOWLOON BAY) is the only airfield the Colony. Facilities include 2 seaplane ramps - N. 17. assembly plant and buildings.
S. E. Runway A new field is projected at NG SHAN
in
in
NY NEW TERRITORIES.
WATER SUPPLY.
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KOWLOON and lower levels on HG 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
SHIN IN Reservoir, situato N NE of KOWLOON CITY, holds 2,921,000,000 gallons. There are many auxilliaries in the Colony.
CLIMATE
Northerly Monsoon October to March Southerly Monsoon June to September - Inter lionsoon period April/kay Temperature in February 55 F. rising to 90 F. in July. Rainfall 85 inches, 68% of which falls between June and September. Typhoons are not severe and only 15 times in 50 years has vind force exceeded 65 knots. However, force 7 can occur occasionally
in any month. Fog is very infrequent. Humidity up to 90%. Summer monsoon there is considerable turbulence over land during afternoon. During the
KILITARY TOPOGRAPHY,
The Northern border of the NEW TERRITORIES is bounded by the
CHUN WAN RIVER which rises in the hilly country of the North Eastern stretch of the WERRITORIES and runs approximately Test, and a small stream running East to SHA TA KOK. A road runs North from FANLIG to the frontier and turns Eastward to follow the course of the stream to STARLING Inlet. Between the East to West line so formed and the irregular mountain range of the KOWLOON 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 MIRS 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 FO before cutting through the KOWLOON Hills, with an alternative road branching from FANLING to the South-West. passes through the hills exist but they are steep and difficult.
Many other
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HONG KONG is maintained along the
ingle track through t. Its working
it doubtless will improve in time.
LOON Point the line enters a tunnel tance of 1 1/3 miles approx.
wmoted with CANTON by river traffic
ith vessels up to 16 feet draught at
WLOON BAY) is the only airfield in iplane ramps - N. 1. S. E. Runway field is projected at PING SHAN in
л HONG KONG Island is considered
e Island being TAI TAM TUK holding
On the Mainland the important
OWLOON CITY, holds 2,921,000,000
in the Colony.
to March Southerly Monsoon June to
May Temperature in February 55 F. inches, 68% of which falls between severe and only 15 times in 50 years ever, force 7 can occur occasionally
Humidity up to 90%. During the rbulence over land during afternoon.
NEW TERRITORIES is bounded by the
country of the orth Eastern stretch
ly est, and a small stream running
from FANLIG to the frontier and
the stream to STARLING Inlet.
and the irregular mountain range
South is a valley of low and
by steep isolated hills.
A
on the Northern-Eastern side of
ntering the TERRITORIES approximately
N RIVER, both run South-East through
the KOWLOON Hills, with an
to the South-West. Many other
are steep and difficult.
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