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HONG KONG DETEVICE PLAN,
SECTION I
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HONG KONG & NEW HERR MORTES.
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HONG KONG ISLAND is situate to the Eastward of the entrance to
VER and extends from position 22 11 to 22 18 N and fram
1 6 to 114 16 E. Its extreme length from N. E. to S. 7. is 11 miles and its breadth varies fran 2 to 5 miles, the total area is 30 square riles.
A narrow channel separates it from the mainland - HONG KONG ROADS or Western entrance between VICTORIA HONG KONG and KOWLOON point is 1 mile in width and the IEI U HUN Chamel, the Eastern entrance is 1/4 mile wide. To the North opposito VICTORIA is the KOWLOON PENINSULA. Further to the North extends the NEW TERRITORIES covering an area of 290 square milos.
COAST AID LANDING BEACHES.
inlets.
The coast of the Colony is greatly indented with bays, covos and The Largest Bays are MIRS DAY and DHE? WATER BAY at the Eastern and Wontern extol :ties of the NEW LERRITORIES sector. It is fronted by merous islamic and intcts of which LWTAU lying due West has an area greater than HGG KONG.
Nearly all of t'uso bays could be u vi. for landing parties.
Most of the coast of both the mainland and the islands is rocky and precipitous; it consists of stocp slopos with cliffs rising at or just bohin the wate_3 eye. Pocket Beaches 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 10U SHAN 3,000 ft. which forms part of the mountain range extending through the KWANGTUNG & KWANSI Provinces, and VICTORIA PEAK HONG KONG Island 1,800 ft. The underwater gradient is comparatively steep 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 pe haps a fow amendments. Considerable effort has been made to keep the roads in good repair but certain outlying ones an the Mainland have deteriorated and should now be regarded as limited all weather only.
The Island of HONG K is served by an all weather road which encircles the Island while the principal roads in the NEW TERRITORIES are from FANLING through TAIPO, SHATIN to KOWLOON and FANLING, CASTLE PEAK, TSUN WAN and KOWLOON.
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