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RAILWAY.
Rail communication with HONG KONG is maintained along the CANTON-KOWLOON Railway, which is a single track throughout. Its working condition is not all to be desired but doubtless will improve in time, Approximately 3 miles N by W from KOWLOON Point the line enters a tunnel rurning through Beacon Hill for a distance of 1 1/3 miles approx. WATERWAYS.
The Colony it normally connected with CANTON by river traffic along the CHU KLANG or CANTON RIVER with vessels up to 16 feet draught at spring tides and 1 fect at neaps.
AIRFIELD.
KAI TAK (North shore of KOWLOON BAY) is the only airfield in the Colony. Facilities include 2 seaplane ramps - H. assembly plant and buildings.
N. NEW TERRITORIES.
WATER SUPPLY.
S. E. Hurway
A new field is projected at PENG SHAN in
KOWLOON and lower levels on HONG KONG Island is considered satisfactory, the main reservoir on the Island being TAI TAM TUK holding aproximately 1,406,000,000 gallons. On the Mainland the important SION UN Reservoir, situate NNE of KOWLOON CITY, holds 2,921,000,000
There are many auxilliaries in the Colony.
gallons.
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Northerly lionsoon Or her to March Southerly Monsoon June to
Septcriber Inter Monsoon period ril/May
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Temperature in February 55 F. rising to 90 F. in July. Rainfall 85 inches, 68% of which falls between Juno and September. Typhoons are not severe and only 15 times in 50 years. has ind force exceeded 65 knots. However, force 7 can occur occasionally in any month. For is very infrequent. Humidity up to 90%. Summer monsoon there is considerable turbulence over land during afternoon. LILITARY TOPOGRAPHY.
During the
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 West, 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 Test line so formed and the irregular mountain range of the KOWLOON hills samo 12 miles to the South is a valley of low and intermediate slope, occasionally broken by steep isolated hills. A peninsula of irregular hills projects from the Northern-Eastern side of the valley into MIRS BAY.
The Railway and main road, entering 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 FANLEG to the South-West. passes through the hills exist but they are steep and difficult.
Many other
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