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Cheung Chau.
30. Business generally was worse in Cheung Chau than elsewhere. The fishing season except for a slight improvement in the Wong Fa catch was no better than last year. Rice and vegetables were medium but not as good as last year. The former were adversely affected by heavy rains and the latter by an insect pest.
31. All market stalls but two were occupied but business was dull. Shop-keepers have suffered from the poor fishing seasons at Cheung Chau during the last three years and several bankruptcies have resulted during the year. Lime kilns did badly and the output of the stone quarry, already low in 1933, fell to a negligible figure in 1934 ($800.00 and $300.00 respectively). The Distillery alone reported a good year,
32. There were three fires in the island during the year. Of these two were serious and caused a loss of several thousand dollars. No lives were lost. In June, following a failure of the private fire pump at a serious fire, two Government firemen, one of whom was paid by the Kai Fong, were appointed. At two subsequent fires the pump worked well and is now tested daily.
Tsuen Wan.
33. Crops were satisfactory but producers were badly hit by declining prices, vegetables alone recording a slight increase in price. Fair business was done in pigs and soy but the fishing junks had another poor year.
34. The Texas Oil Company and the Hong Kong Brewery were busy throughout the year. The factory of the Hume Pipe Company near Tsuen Wan was completed in the autumn and work commenced on a large contract for supply of pipes in connection with the Shing Mun Water Works. The Shing Mun works progressed to schedule and were employing over 2,000 men at the end of the year. The rebuilding of the Tsuen Wan village, referred to in 1933 report, was delayed by negotiations to decide the method of resumption to be employed. Erection of the market and resumption of an approved adjacent area during 1935 were definitely decided upon and $40,000 included in the 1935 Estimates for the purpose.
30th April, 1935.
G. S. KENNEDY-SKIPTON, District Officer, South.
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Cheung Chau.
30. Business generally was worse in Cheung Chau than elsewhere. The fishing season except for a slight improvement in the Wong Fa catch was no better than last year. Rice and vegetables were medium but not as good as last year. The former were adversely affected by heavy rains and the latter by an insect pest.
31. All market stalls but two were occupied but business was dull. Shop-keepers have suffered from the poor fishing sea- sons at Cheung Chau during the last three years and several bankruptcies have resulted during the year. Lime kilns did badly and the output of the stone quarry, already low in 1933, fell to a negligible figure in 1934 ($800.00 and $300.00 respect- ively). The Distillery alone reported a good year,
32. There were three fires in the island during the year. Of these two were serious and caused a loss of several thousand dollars. No lives were lost. In June, following a failure of the private fire pump at a serious fire, two, Government firemen, one of whom was paid by the Kai Fong, were appointed. At two subsequent fires the pump worked well and is now tested daily.
Tsuen Wan.
33. Crops were satisfactory but producers were badly hit by declining prices, vegetables alone recording a slight increase in price. Fair business was done in pigs and soy but the fishing junks had another poor year.
34. The Texas Oil Company and the Hong Kong Brewery were busy throughout the year. The factory of the Hume Pipe Company near Tsuen Wan was completed in the autumn and work commenced on a large contract for supply of pipes in con- nection with the Shing Mun Water Works. The Shing Mun works progressed to schedule and were employing over 2,000 men at the end of the year. The rebuilding of the Tsuen Wan village, referred to in 1933 report, was delayed by negotiations to decide the method of resumption to be employed. Erection of the market and resumption of an approved adjacent area dur- ing 1935 were definitely decided upon and $40,000 included in the 1935 Estimates for the purpose.
30th April, 1935.
G. S. KENNEDY-SKIPTON, District Officer, South.
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