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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 24, 1941.

HONG KONG HARBOUR

(Continued from Page 1) working of the Trust to be sup plied by the Government from their offeral establishment, for the

of period experimental

years.

three

(9)The Trust to regulate its

TRUST PROPOSED

town refuse, be included in

the All this makes it important that programme of development for the Port of Hong Kong should carrying out at such time as cir- be carefully nurtured by keep- cumstances indicate, with road and ing its facilities adequate, and, rail connections as required.

above all, the burden of its charges as light as possible. Here I may remark that I am struck by the lowness of the charges be which the principal godown Com- make. they

Air Port And Railway

given to the possibility of remov-panies are able to ing the Air Port to some other being lower than those at any

own procedure with the proviso, (21) That consideration that a quorum at any meeting should be four, and no Trustee to be allowed to vote on any ques tion directly affecting his own or his firm's business.

place say in the New Territories, of the many Ports of which I in order to avoid so costly a re-have knowledge. clamation scheme as would be ne-

If things are to remain cessary to enable the Air Services are, the Government presumably as they to develop at their present site. would have to renew the pier

(22) That the removal of the lenses on their

periods as they

railway station at Kowloon from such further expiration, for

able future time.

Private Enterprise (10). - The policy to be adopted by the Trust to be that of see its present site, to a more suitable thought fit and at appropriate that adequate and proper facilities| are available in the Harbour for site, be considered at some suit-rents, which could reasonably l

higher than those at present SIT ships and their cargoes, but to al-

(23) That in due time when force, so giving security of temue low approved private enterprise

to the leaseholders and enabling to such 20 to provide these facilities as far as the truffle creases possible and also to let private en-extent as to justify it, a new vehi- them to develop as they saw t lerprise do its own operating. This cular ferry service be established in the future. would involve the renewal of the with a pier opposite Marsh Road, piers leases which expne in 1949, Hong Kong, and another pier ap- texcept in those cases where new | Posite Gilles Avenue, Kowloon.

which be provided piers would would require special treatment| as mentioned in paragraph 8914 and the issue of new leases as oc-

casion arose

his

11)

(11) Every Tuture lease should stiparate that the lesser is to use The pier only for the purpose of

own business, "and that sub-letting is to be allowed

(12) A statement of the re- the cripts and expenditure of Trust to be published annually.

(13) During the experimental period of three years, any surplus of revenue over receipts to be paid over to the Government and shortage to be recouped by the Governmetal.

any

i

Real Question

Private Wharfage

So far as the larger ocean-go- ing vessels are concerned, would not seem to be atly

there tean

The real question says the Re.that private enterprise would not port, is, "The meastires by which Beet the situation if the

lenses the Port could in future he des were renewed, but it has to he Veloped and controlled to the best remembered that there are other advantage of all persons and in-services coasting and Tiver terest, dependent on its services.

that are not in such a satisfactory "Control" is the first point and, state as regards their accommoda - of course, development, physical | tion. There are many mets

bound up with that

allowed The vital point is who should get into a bad condition, private control or administer the Port" enterprise not having dealt with

It seems

them too kindly Private enter- to nie that there are three courses open.

that and three prise may provide all

necessary for a section Of only, they being.

the trade, but fall short 411 other | directions,

and otherwise, is it

Je-

(a) To allow matters to main as they now are;

(b) To adopt some improved method of Government control;

(c) To establish to

control hy

If

Trust.

have been

I think that the doctrine of (14) At the end of the experi-

¡"laissez fire" well describes what mental period of three years.

has been the attitude of the Gov- found the Harbour Trust is

ernment to the Barbour. and. function satisfactorily, it should be sume form of Port Authority

taking everything into considera - established on a perinanent basis,

Course (a) "To allow matters tion, I am of opinion that, in the with the same

and Constitution

as they now are" ob- best interests of the community duties, subject to any modification to remain that may be deemed to be desirously requires to be cleared up and of the Colony in its broadest able in the light of the experience first of all, because if the pre-sense as source of supply

gained.

Praya Scheme

(15) That Connaught Road from its junction with Queen Vic- toria Street to its junction with Queen Street he widened by re- clamation and 13 new piers con- structed in hem of the Pxisting pers which would be demolished, and that a reclamation, with BROW piers in front, be made from the junction of Connaught Road with Queen Victoria Street to the june - tion of Connaught Road with Mur ray Road. The cost of the reclam ation and of any piers for Govern- ment use, to be borne by the Gov- ernment, but the cost of the other piers to be borne by the proposed

Harbour Trust

(16) That negotiations be en- tered into for the removal of the Royal Naval Depot frum its pre- sent position on the west side of the Kowloon Peninsula to other suitable site.

Naval Depot

some

the

(17), In due time, when ocean-going trade of the Port ex- pands to such an extent as to re- quire further accommodation, the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company to be en- couraged to provide more pier and godown accommodation to the northward of their present pre-

a

of

sent state of affairs should be trade to the Empire at large, it proved to be perfectly satisfac-is not desirable to allow matters tory then (b) and (c) need not to remain as they are. arise.

Control Issue

a

As things are. the Government of the Colony may be said 10 control or administer the Har-

The course (b) therefore, requires bour, as they own all the landconsideration, that is, whether and have granted the leases un-

Gov- some improved method of der which the piers for shipping ernment control could be devised.

form they One way would be to have been constructed, and have laid down mooring buoys for special Govertiment department vessels, as well as providing navi- for the purpose of controlling there has been very little control outside Body to advise on

Apart from this the Harbour, with possibly an

left to private enterprise to or administration, it having been matters. There are not many all else that was necessary, and by the Government, in fact,

de Ports in the British Empire run

it must be admitted that private believe this is the case only enterprise has succeeded to a re- South Africa where the Govern- needs of the situation. markable degree in meeting thement there own and control all

gation lights.

Not An Entity

Port

I. in

A

the railways and harbours. Minister of the Governinent is re- sponsible and directly under him is a General Manager in charge Sp far as the Government

is of the railways and harbours. This concerned, the Harbour is not system does not prove altogether treated as an entity in itself. The satisfactory to the commercial Accounts of the Harbour are not community, although the Gov- kept separately, so that it is im- ernment of the country is on a possible easily to compare the democratic basis and members of revenue derived from it with the, the Legislature can air the grie- expenditure on it, but it would vances of their constituents. In revenue from Hong Kong there is no form of appear that the light dues, buoy dues, rents of democratic Government. Control piers and ferry royalties exceeds of the Port, even by a special any expenditure which should be department of the Government charged against it.

of Hong Kong, would in effect be Hong Kong owes its trade and bureaucratic control, and that prosperity largely to its magni- form of control is not highly re- mises on the west side of the Kow-cent Harbour, so much so that garded now-n-days. It is feared loon Peninsula, the Naval Depot is the Colony and the Colony is cheapness.

may be said that the Harbour that it would hardly malte for having. it is assumed, been by the Harbour. Jealous eyes have then removed.

I therefore rule out direct Ġov- The question been cast at it. hence we hear should also be considered of pro- from time to time of schemes for tioned, even with the assistance ernment control in the form men- viding transit sheds. passenger - the establishment or improvement of an Advisory Committee.

It is commodation and railway sidings of other Ports, with the object of on any new plers constructed. The robbing Hong Kong of its trade. railway connections would neces- sitate taking

Military over the lands south of Austin Road and moving the Military elsewhere. A tentative scheme of new piers in that locality is shown in the plan. (18) That the work of re- claiming land from the waters of the Harbour be undertaken by the Government and not by the pro- posed Harbour Trust.

Reclamations

(19). That it is desirable for the Government to carry out the following works of reclamation as soon as practicable:-. (a) Filling in the present Typhoon refuge harbour at Mong Kok Tsul (167 acres) and filling in about 143 acres at Cheung Sha Wan, together with the formation at the latter place of a new Typhoon refuge in lleu of the former...

(b) A small reclamation at You Tong Wan in order to accom- modate ship and boat build- ing yards, that would be dis~ placed at Cheung Sha Wan. (c) About 214 acres at Tsun Wan, (20)--That a reclamation at Ngau Tau Kok, adjacent to the area at Kun Tong now. being slow- 'ly' reclaimed by the dumping of

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