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PORTS and HARBOURS,—Continued.

Hong Kong Harbour,-Continued.

1. What are the dimensions (length, breadth, and depth over sill H.W.O.N.T.) of the largest dry dock or floating dock in the port?

1. The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Ltd., Dry Dock. 787 feet in length over all. 120 feet wide at coping, 88 feet wide at bottom, 841 feet depth on sill H.W.O.S.T.

1. Are operations in progress to increase the depth 8. (4) No.

of water-

(a) at the entrance and in the approach

channel

(b) in the case of enclosed docks, at the entrance lock, if any, of any important dock or ducks-

(c) at the principal berths—

to 40 feet at L.W.O.S.T. (in the case, of the berths at enclosed docks, H.W.O.N.T.), and is accommodation being provided for vessels 1,000 feet in length and of 100 feet beam?

If not, to what extent is deepening being affected, and for vessels of what dimensions (length. draught, and beam at that draught) is accom- modation being provided or in contemplation?

(b) None.

(c) No operations are in hand to increase the depth at principal berths or to provide accommodation for larger vessels, except that the sea well has bren lengthened to 8,200 feet with a depth of 89 feet alongside H.W.0.8.T.