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RAILWAY
Rail communication with HONG KONG is maintained along the CANTON-KOWLOON Railway, which condition is not all to be desired but doubtless will improve in time.
single track throughout. Its working Approximately 3 miles N by 17 from KOWLOON Point the line enters a tunnel ruming 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 XIANG or CANTON RIVER ith 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 now fiold is projected at PENG SHAN
in
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N. 5. NEW TERRITORIES.
WATER SUPPLY.
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KOWLOON and lower levels on HONG KONG Island is considered satisfactory, the main reservoir on the Island being TAI TAM TUK holding approximately 1,406,000,000 gallons. SHIN UN Reservoir, situate NNE of KOWLOON CITY, holds 2,921,000,000
On the Mainland the important gellons. There are many auxilliaries in the Colony.
CHMIANE
Northerly lionsoon October to March - September - Intor Lionsoon period April/May rising to 90 F. in July.
Southerly konsoon June to - Temperature in February 55 F. Rainfall 85 inches, 68% of which falls between
Juno and September. Typhoons has ind force exceeded 65 knots.
not severe and only 15 times in 50 years Ilowever, force 7 can occur occasionally
in any month. Fog is very infrequent.
Surmer monsoon there is considerable turbulence over land during afternoon. Humidity up to 90%. During the
MILITARY 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 TERRITORIES and runs approximately est, and a small stream running East to ShA TA KOK. A road runs North from FANLING to the frontier and turns Eastward to follow the course of the stream to STARLING Inlet. Between the East to "ast line so formed and the irregular mountain range of the KOWLOON hills some 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 IRS 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 bofore cutting through the KOWLOON Hills, with an alternative road branching from FAILING to the South-West. passes through the hills exist but they are stoop and difficult.
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