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# FACILITIES OF THE PORT OF HONG KONG.
The Harbour of Hong Kong forms a natural anchorage for a great number of vessels. During the typhoon season there are special moorings and anchorages to which vessels can move with immunity from danger. The Harbour Department operates a thoroughly up-to-date salvage tug, which is always available to assist shipping during typhoon weather. There are available the latest type of steam fire-floats, and the harbour is efficiently patrolled day and night by water police launches. Competent pilots are available to meet vessels at either entrance of the harbour by day or by night.
All the Buoys in the Harbour are owned by the Government. There are 48 in all, 19 "A" Class, 21 "B" Class, and 8 "C" Class. The charges are $16, $12 and $8 per day respectively as from 1.1.1931.
The wharf and godown companies have berthing accommodation for 11 vessels up to 650 feet in length. Maximum depth of water alongside the wharves is 36 feet L.W.O.S.T.
Fresh water pipes are laid alongside and one berth is piped for Oil Fuel.
Three public Warehouse companies have a storage capacity of 500,000 tons, of which 300,000 tons is on the mainland at Kowloon Point, adjacent to wharves, and 200,000 tons in Victoria on the island of Hong Kong, on the Harbour front. There are numerous native-owned warehouses of small capacity in both Kowloon and Hong Kong.
Both groups of wharves at Kowloon Point have Rail connection with the Kowloon-Canton Railway, giving direct Rail communication with Canton. There are daily sailings by coasting Companies' ships carrying cargo and passengers to all river and coast ports of Southern China, and to ports in the Far Eastern trade, as well as almost daily departures by ocean steamers to overseas ports.
Ample bunkering facilities are provided by private stocks of Coal averaging 60,000 tons, of which about one third is North China Coal, and the remainder Japanese and Formosan.
The average stock of Fuel Oil for commercial bunkering is 55,000 tons. One Oil Company has berthing facilities for 2 vessels, and another company for 1 vessel alongside the Oil installation with a water depth of 28 feet and 23 feet L.W.O.S.T. respectively. Delivery can be given up to 600 tons an hour from wharf and 350 tons an hour from lighters.
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FACILITIES OF THE PORT OF HONG KONG.
The Harbour of Hong Kong forms a natural anchorage for a great number of vessels. During the typhoon season there are special moorings and anchorages to which vessels can move with. immunity from danger. The Harbour Department operates a thoroughly up-to-date salvage tug, which is always available to assist shipping during typhoon weather. There are available the latest type of steam fire-floats, and the harbour is efficiently patrolled day and night by water police launches. Competent pilots are available to meet vessels at either entrance of the harbour by day or by night.
All the Buoys in the Harbour are owned by the Government. There are 48 in all, 19 "A" Class, 21 "B" Class, and 8 "C" Class. The charges are $16, $12 and $8 per day respectively as from 1. 1. 1931.
The wharf and godown companies have berthing accommo- dation for 11 vessels up to 650 feet in length. Maximum depth of water alongside the wharves is 36 feet L.W.O.S.T.
Fresh water pipes are laid alongside and one berth is piped for Oil Fuel,
Three public Warehouse companies have a storage capacity of 500,000 tons, of which 300,000 tons is on the mainland at Kowloon Point, adjacent to wharves, and 200,000 tons in Victoria on the island of Hong Kong, on the Harbour front. There are numerous native-owned warehouses of small capacity in both Kowloon and Hong Kong.
Both groups of wharves at Kowloon Point have Rail connec- tion with the Kowloon-Canton Railway, giving direct Rail commun- ication with Canton. There are daily sailings by coasting Com- panies' ships carrying cargo and passengers to all river and coast ports of Southern China, and to ports in the Far Eastern trade, as well as almost daily departures by ocean steamers to overseas ports.
Ample bunkering facilities are provided by private stocks of Coal averaging 60,000 tons, of which about one third is North China Coal, and the remainder Japanese and Formosan.
The average stock of Fuel Oil for commercial bunkering is 55,000 tons. One Oil Company has berthing facilities for 2 vessels, and another company for 1 vessel alongside the Oil installation. with a water depth of 28 feet and 23 feet L.W.O.S.T. respectively. Delivery can be given up to 600 tons an hour from wharf and 350 tous an hour from lighters.
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