بجميع
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CONFIDENTIAL.
To:
From:
SAVINGRAM.
RECEIVED
30 SEP 1946
C. D. REGU
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Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Governor, Hong Kong.
No.
Date:
198 (9/3361/46).
24th September, 1946.
Repeated to: Embassy, Nanking. No. II
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With reference to my Confidential Savingram No.180 of 17t
September, 1946 and my Secret Telegram No.1084 of 18th September,
1946, following is a brief description of position, extent and past
and present condition of Kowloon City.
2.
Hong Kong Sessional Papers 1899 contain a Report dated
8th October, 1898, by Mr. Stewart Lockhart on the Extension of the
Colony of Hong Kong. Following are extracts from the Report relat-
ing to Kowloon City.
"Kowloon City is situated about a quarter of a mile from
" the sea shore. It is enclosed by a stone wall built in 1847,
"forming as nearly as possible a parallelogram, measuring 700 feet
"by 400 feet, and enclosing an area of 6 acres. The wall is
"built of granite ashlar facing, is 15 feet in width at the top,
"and averages in height 13 feet. The wall has six watch towers,
"at present occupied as family dwellings, and two gateways, with
"doors made of wood and lined with iron sheeting. The parapet
"wall is built of granite, and has 119 embrasures.
"ed by four flights of stone steps.
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According to a return furnished by the Deputy Magistrate,
"the total population of Kowloon City is 744; the garrison amounts
"to 544; the civil population to 200. The officials stationed
"within the city are, with the exception of one civil officer, a
"Deputy Magistrate, military officers, the head of whom is the
"Colonel Commanding. This officer is the chief military officer
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