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SECTION I
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HONG KONG DEL PRICE PLAN.
HONG KONG & NEWTERRITORIES.
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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 6 to 11 ́ 16 E. Its extremo length from N.E. to S. 7. is 11 miles end its breadin varies from 2 to 5 miles, the total area is 30 square Files.
A narrow channel separates it from the mainland - HONG KONG ROADS or Western onta nce between VICTORIA HONG KONG and KOWLOON point is 1 mile in width and the IET U MUN Channel, the Eastom entrance is 1/4 mile wide. To the North opposite VICTORIA is the KOWLOON PENINSULA. Further to the North extends the NEW TERRITORIES covering an area of 290 square milos.
COAST AND LANDING, BEACHES,
The coast of the Colony is greatly indented with bays, coves and inlets. The largest Bays are MIRS DAY and DEEP WATER BAY at the Eastern and Western exterities of the NEW !"FATTORIES Boctor. It is fronted by mumerous islands and inlets of which LANTAU lying due West has an area greater than HOLG KONG.
Nearly all of tieco bays could be used for landing parties.
Most of the coast of both the mainland and the islands is rocky and precipitous; it consists of steep slopes with cliffs rising at or just bohind the waters edge. 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 or: TAI KOU SHAN 3,000 ft. which forms part of the mountain range extending limough the KWANGTUNG & KWANSI Provinces, and VICTORIA PEAK HONG KONG Island 1,800 ft. The underwater gradient is comparatively steep with a fiftoon fathom curvo 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 lep 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 KONG is served by an all weather road which encircles the Island while the principal roads in the NEW TERRITORIES are from FAILING through TAIPO, SHATIN to KOWLOON and FANLING, CASTLE PEAK, TSUN WAN and KOWLOON.
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