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the stalls in the market are let. Early in the year the people of Shek Pik Wai applied for permission to thin the woods surrounding the village. Inspection showed that the trees did shut the village in very much and permission was given to cut all the secondary growth, while the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department stationed a forester in the place to safeguard all fair-sized trees. The clearing work has resulted in the admission of far more sunlight and fresh air into the village.
Cheung Chau.-The fishing season was even better than in 1921, and the padi crops in the district were both good. The market stalls were all occupied and the year has been on the whole a quiet and prosperous one. A second launch was put on the ferry run during the summer and is still maintained. It has proved a great convenience to the residents and enables Hongkong residents to visit the island for part of the day—which, with the old schedule of one launch running, was previously impossible. There were 187 deaths during the year, all Chinese.
The Island's popularity as a summer holiday resort increases and a few Europeans spend the whole year there. The Association is now called "The Cheung Chau Residents' Association."
No new houses were erected in the Reservation in 1922, but the local roads were considerably improved and extended, and a grant of $10 in aid of this was made by Government. It has been decided to erect an Assembly Hall for Religious, Social, and Educational purposes, and a site has been granted by Government at a nominal rent. Plans have been presented to the Association and a building $6,900 in cost is to be erected. Before the end of the year $4,000 of this sum had already been procured.
Tsun Wan.--The Padi Crops were good and show an increase of some 1,000 piculs in yield, with an average price of ten cents a picul above last year's figures. The pine-apple crop failed in places but the prices obtained ranked a good deal higher than in 1921. The lime kiln business in Tsing Yi island is increasing, about 35,490 piculs being produced as against 14,700 for 1921; the price remained steady. Two more lime kilns are in the course of construction there. The locality has been quiet, and there have been no cases of bankrupt money-loan Associations to deal with. It is impossible at present to forecast the future of a camphor-growing experiment which a Hongkong merchant is carrying out over a large belt of the island of Tsing Yi. A good deal of capital has to be invested, and this for several years returns no yield whatever, while maintenance charges are high and continuous. Given however the availability of such capital, I see no reason why such enterprises should not eventually prove successful in certain parts of the New Territory.
Ping Chau.-The lime kilns are all prosperous and accordingly times here are good. One abortive armed robbery was reported but I am doubtful if the case was genuine.
Lamma.-The year was fairly prosperous. The banana crop was far better than in 1921 but there was a diminution in the
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the stalls in the market are let. Early in the year the people of Shek Pik Wai applied for permission to thin the woods surround- ing the village. Inspection showed that the trees did shut the village in very much and permission was given to cut all the secondary growth, while the Superintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department stationed a forester in the place to safeguard all fairsized trees. The clearing work has resulted in the admission of far more sunlight and fresh-air into the village.
Cheung Chan.-The fishing season was even better than in 1921, and the padi crops in the district were both good, The market stalls were all occupied and the year has been on the whole a quiet and prosperous one. A second launch was put on the ferry run during the summer and is still maintained. It has proved a great convenience to the residents and enables Hongkong residents to visit the island for part of the day-which, with the old schedule of one launch running, was previously impossible. There were 187 deaths during the year, all Chinese.
The Island's popularity as a summer holiday resort increases and a few Europeans spend the whole year there. The Association is now called "The Cheung Chau Residents' Association.
No new houses were erected in the Reservation in 1922, but the local roads were considerably improved and extended, and a grant of S10 in aid of this was made by Government. It has been decided to erect an Assembly Hall for Religious, Social, and Educational purposes, and a site has been granted by Government at a nominal rent. Plans have been presented to the Association and a building $6,900 in cost is to be erected. Before the end of the year $4,000 of this sum had already been procured.
Tsun Wan.--The Padi Crops were good and show an increase of some 1,000 piculs in yield, with an average price of ten cents a picul above last year's figures. The pine-apple crop failed in places but the prices obtained ranked a good deal higher than in 1921. The lime kiln business in Tsing Yi island is increasing, about 35,490 piculs being produced as against 14,700 for 1921; the price remained steady. Two more lime kilns are in the course of construction there. The locality has been quiet, and there have been no cases of bankrupt mouey-loan Associations to deal with. It is impossible at present to forecast the future of a camphor- growing experiment which a Hongkong merchant is carrying out over a large belt of the island of Tsing Yi. A good deal of capital has to be invested, and this for several years returns no yield what- ever, while maintenance charges are high and continuons. Given however the availability of such capital, I see no reason why such enterprises should not eventually prove successful in certain parts of the New Territory.
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Ping Chau.-The lime kilns are all prosperous and accordingly times here are good. One abortive armed robbery was reported but I am doubtful if the case was genuine.
Lamma.-The year was fairly prosperous. The banana crop was far better than in 1921 but there was a diminution in the
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