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ABERCROMBIETMREPORT

PROPOSALS FÖR

DEVELOPMENT

The building of skyscrapers for business as well as for Residence does not commend itself to Hong Kong, according to the Preliminary Town Planning Report by Professor Sir Patrick Abercrombie.

The Report contains general proposals for the de- velopment of the Colony." It covers the har- bour, population, housing, shops and workshops; industrial zoning, road, railways, open spaces, the New Territories, airfield facilities and general health and welfare..

To put the proposals into effect it will be necessary to break through a mass of existing customs on which much estate value has depended, owing to the unfortunate number of 999-year leases, said the Report.

THE CHINA MATE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949.

HK Reminders

On the Western side of the

Today

10 am Kowloon Rotary Club Dance,

Peninsula Hotel MIT Alumni Tea Party, 1st Flr., Queen's Building, 5 pm. Entries close for annual swimming chsrapionship of VRC, 5.30 p.m.

Education Progress In The Colony

T. R. Rowell, Hong Kong's Director of Educa tion, gave a talk yesterday before the Y's Men's Club on the history of education in Hong Kong.

King George V School Parents Mr.

Association, Variety Comert at School premises, 730 pm. Swimming

Gala and Dance, European YMCA, 7 pm.- Kowloon peninsula much readjust-Crown Land Sales, District Office, ment of the existing industrial Kowloon Magistracy Building From a beginning when no notice whatever was zoning is necessary, owing to the proposed alteration of the coast line. From Laichikok there is an intermediate industry frontage as far South as Prince Edward Road, with

a residential hinterland. The present noxious zone at Tai Kok Teul should not extend East- wards of Tong Mi Road. filed-in typhoon anchorage could be zoned for light industry and commercial use, but the existing noxious zone Eastwards should be eliminated. The Kowloon wharves, be as already mentioned may supplemented with new enclosing plers.

Coming Events

TOMORROW -

Chinese YMCA Swimming meet,

Victoria Recreation Club, 9.30 p.m.

Race Meeting Race Course,

Happy Valley. seven-a-side soccer competition.

230 pm.

SUNDAY

taken of education by Government, the bud- get today provides for more than HK$20,- 000,000 a year on education in one form or another, representing 1:6 per cent of the Colony's total expenditure, said Mr. Rowell.

The number of pupils at- term is tending school this 130,000 to 140,000 as against

110 in 1854.

During the first 10 years of Hong Kong's existence as a British colony education just happened to be -provided as occasion arose and without any direction.

On the Eastern side of Kow1007 Bay there is an opportunity for Toc H Club, Classical Concert, 50tion Society tranferred to the

and shipping a large industrial frontage, with additional

with later),

piers

MacDonnel Road, $:45 am.

The most important changes in educational policy took place in 1901 as a result of recom- mendations by an Education Committee

`of Enquiry, -the members of which were Mr. A. W. Brewin (Registrac General). Dr. Ho Kal and Mr. A. E. Teving (Inspector of Schools).

farms of this committee were the

Aming the more liberal re-

(and not confined to } (the rail connection will be deate HK Art Club, sketching: pary; (a school on Morrison Hill under advocation of orai -methods.

small patches) in buildings which are of entirely obsolete design but which under present powers can- not be condemned, is something unknown in European countries, said the Report

Industrial Location

To sum up, there should be four broad types of industrial location: Noxious Intermediate: Light, Home or domestic.

There does not appear to be problem in the Colony. Density any limit to the number of peo-to the extent of 2,000 person to ple who could pour into Hong the acre Kong from the Mainland and be

said yond the New Territories, the Report. Therefore, added the Report, it on the analogy of the Greater London plan, new towns to be buil on the limited WETT suitable land of Kowloon, or 01 For the purpose of making cal- SUL the much less limited land of the culations the Report adopted Mr. Own's recommendation New Territories, they would at W.H once be filled up from this un-which gives 504 persons to a net plumbed reservoir on the main-tre The figures adopted with slight modifications are: sever land.

According to Sir Patrick Aber-persons to a family, three dwell crombie, the only policy as to the ings to a building unit; 24 build- numbers appears to be an artificings to an acre: 45 square-feet aliy restricted population and to a person; 315 square feet to an each site in relation to traffic some form of rigid transference family: and 504 persons to an from over-crowded areas into acre. new quarters as and when they are prepared to receive the

There must be also a rigidly enforced Standard of maximum density and imposed. limitation

industrial expansion

Both

these will be difficult to enforce the population has become used densities which, over large

to

areas (nci in sinall black spots) must be some of the highest in the world; industry is seeking a ruge in Hong Kong and it is hard to deny it entrance.

It has been assumed through. out the Report that the major

Are re.

It was

Of these the first showiá hrve within the should be in no houses whatever one: the second

Istates properly planned Trading

of in which a limited number houses may be allowed: the third will require individual decisions and houses. The Lands Depart ment must beware of snatching quick profits through leasing fac- tory sites without regard to sur- rounding conditions.

generally felt, said Sir Patrick, that this standard should be tried out in building

One of the first objects of har- before adopting H Alternative Figures for general distribution our proposals for town-planning have been prepared for the reis to obtain more land without duction to 300 persons to an impairing the Port. Rare. He urged that this lower density should also be worked out both in detail for the East to Cha Kwo Ling, with a boat building yard at Ma Yau Tong, Hung Hom Bay is to be

accommodation and in its effect -on the total population which

the area will take at this den.

city.

Transfer Of Population

The head and sides of Kowloon Bay are to be straightened, an the West as far as Tai Wan,

members to assemble Queen's Pier, 230 pm (fur ther details from Mr. Nobbins. Tel. 30709).

LUNA PARK

PLAN FOR HONG KONG

In 1843 the Morrison Educa-

Colony from Afano and opened

the

direction of Dr. J. Legge, famous for his edition of the Chinese classics.

re-

the teaching of English, more at tention to the teaching of Chinese language to Chinese students and In the same year, the Colonial revision of the grants in-ald code Chaplain, the Reverend V. Stan-based on average attendance ra

an examination ton; founded St. Paul's College the than at Glenealy for the training of sulte native clergy: by the end of 1844

The Grant Code in Hong Kong.. the Roman

Catholles and Non-

according to the speaker, hy be. rad established conformists

ing constantly revised kept ab- schools for similar purposes.

reast of advances azade in the field Government first Look

anat education in England. "It is interest in education when it-appointed an Education gives mort aid to the missionary generous and today Committee, of which the first

1850 in

broad and

in

Bishop of Hong Kong was chair-schools not only then any Code any other Colony but even in relation to the Edreation Act uf

44," he said. -

-1200

In 1855 the European munity built St. Andrew's School for their · S0015. but not their daughters, and though it survived only seven years, some of its pupils, later achieved distinction at Oxford and Cambridge.

With the great strides made in Hong Kong-will have one

education the need for a univer of the largest, finest and most

sity was apparent, and through up-to-date amusement parks

the liberality of Sir Homusjce Mody and endowment funds in the Far East, when Luna

from China. the Straits Settle- Park, at North Point, is open- ed to the public next month.

ments and in Hong Kong itself, Situated

the Universly of Hong Kong was on the five-acre plot

By 1858 there were, besides St.lcpened, and two years later the of round next to the Hong Kong Electric Company on King's Road, Andrews School, 13 Government, Education Ordinance the promoters have spent more supported school with nearly was passed--the first such legis- ther than

Queen's College

for

of

Technical School

1913

jeet

sionary schools. (tres Protestant a $3,000,000 on the pro-500 pupils enrolled, and are mis-iation in the Empire reclaimed, leaving only a harbour

promoters are the Gray and two Reman Catholic) with entrance for Hung

Wine Mom On the Brothers of Paramount and Chinajan average attendance of about

After reviewing the growth of West of Kowloon, Yaumall Typ Emporium Ballrooms, the Ching 100. It was during this year that

Company English was taught in all govern the mureber of schools and those hoon harbour is to be Alled in, as Sing Investment urban activities should be con

who helped them into being in It is suggested that there should well as the rectangular ares at Limited, and Mr. Al J. Richard-ent-supported schools.

Three years later Dr. Lee the present century, the speaker fined to Hong Kong Island and

Cheung Sha Wan, Extensive re- son and. Mr. Monroe Paulsen with the support of the then said sweeping' changes

in the that the location of the Defence be a threefold division

are also possible at both of San Francisco. (or 2 at 50,000) clamations 100,000

ciso came to Governor, Sir Hercules Robinet School Leaving Examination were Services should have a prefer

Gin Drinkers Bay and Tsun Wan. Mr. Richardson, Community. ence for the leland. The natura!

These combined reclamations on Hong Kong a year ago, to amper-succeeded in modifying the exist made in 1936 as a result of the 10,000 Neighbourhood.

be the c barrier of mountains North of

ing education policy, which was the Kowloon side of the harbourvise the same, will Kowloon reinforces the former: 500 Group (family or similar).

jesty's Inspector of Schools, whe local It would be of the

would give a very considerable Park's general manager, bringing depicted as "Christianity through is of Mr. E. Burney, His Ma-

Schooling greatest and both preferences which must not be lost sight of, PWD could prepare a plan and reclamation is possible on Hone in sports and amusement

Building the Park has been a supported schools were merged primary vernacular education into the Central School, which

The first technical school, the! that the Colony In its chief model for a Neighbourhood unit, Kong Island itself. Starting from

engineering was Later known as Queen's Junior Technical School, HYRS Turk which would demonstrate how the Western end, there is a nar- Ligantic piece

Unlike mast function is an entrepot port

the

amusement

College

opened in 1933, and three years From a

tentative survey of the the decentralised overspill would row strip at Kennedy Town

bay from Vaumati Ferry to Mur resorts where the structures are

Dr. Legge also was responsible later the Trade (School, now the a temporary working on an assumed be disposed on a new site. sites and

of the transfer Tay Road (in front of Chatm fragile and only of -density, it appears that Kowloon

and the more achatable nature. Luna Park is built of for the abolition of the Educa- Technical College, was establish-

tion Committee and the established in Wood, Boad.. Fallowing granite, mascary and steel the could absorb an additional popu- of

Within the Park there will be ment of the Board of Education repor

report of the committee 'under lation of about 500,000 as well as (in every country a delicate mat-strip along the front of Connaught

beter) has been considered and it Road. There is next the Naval a ballroom, the most modern of 25 a civil department of Govern Mr. Justice Lantice Liriselt en- about 100,000 which could taken out of over-crowded areas is believed that It might be pos- Dock, Causeway Bay, and a nat its kind, and restaurants, serving | Schon's directly responsible to the chers, the Training College was

under an Inspector of quiring into the training of tea sible for new areas developed in row strip East of North. Poin both Coreign and Chinese, good, COVEZA,

set up in 1939.

Giving

lated to the fundamental fact, value as an object lesson if the increase of territory. Much lese with him a Ketime of experience and seveni small also stressed the need for more!

of Hong Kong and Kowloon,

The

Serious Problem

and

suggested location acreage required in Kowloon to accommodate the additional "500, 000 and an overspill of 100,000

follow: Population to be

accommodated, District. 57,000 Hiu District East of

Ho Man Tin ́

The possibilid population. | Road)

of

stalls and recreation

WHI

meri

mert

the

Kowloon to attract from and re- A small reclaration in Shauki-stores,

As a result of the revolution duce overcrowding in Victoria and wan bay has also been suggested ground.

also be a large led by Dr. Legge, schrois were wimming pool, but it will be built ka 1860 2 Shek 0. Aber llustrate the ts of attendant to Kowloon it work in the form of but requires further investigation.

Three new Typhoon shelters/sw new industry, etc., were available;

ai Hong Kong, the speaker said deen and Shaukiwan with will be required by these coastal ready until next summer, first-rate conditions of housés,

total errolment of 100 pupils, in 1845 there were 110 pupils:: shops, play spaces, clinics and

changes they have been tenta-

Under construction is thereof these only the one in Shek in 1858, 800; and by 1679 the tively located (a) at the head creation ground for which the schools were offered a rigorous allotment of houses to bona-fde of Kowloon Bay (in front of finest equipment is being shipped is still in operation in the origin amber had risen to 4,000. Just

al building.

before the outbreak of the First Kal Tak (b) in front of Shah from the United States under Acres Hong-Kong residents-were-made,

In the next 10 years education World War the number of school Shui Po (c) in front of Cause- the supervision of Mr. Richard- with preference to those who

and it children was 16,000 and by 1940 made marked advance, Bay

(reclaimed), using son. The latest contrivances like was in lais period that the pre- the uxaber had risen way

.118,000. to could show that they came from

Kellet Island.

The Miniature Train, Aeroplane, sent Education Department was After the Japanese occupation Motor-Car overcrowded areas.

Chair-O-Plane and a proposed New piers are

only set up in place of the abolished school children: numbered Boat-Ride (absorbing the

Anotar 4,000, but now at the commence- ing in the vacated areas woula Kowloon Docks

step forward in education wasment of the terms the umbe is have to be simultaneously en-old Coaling Camber) and on the while the tuajor rides will East side of Kowloon Bay at a large Merry-Go- forced

Ferris Wheel,

Ride, the making of grants to schools more than 130,000 and probably Draga The rebuilding of the obsolete Ngau Tau Kok The rebuilding of

Caterpillar Ride

based on results of examination, 140,000. Silver. Streak types of tenements and struc- the Connaught Road piers which Ride and also the latest type of in which practice Hong Kong tures in a condition of decay is due on structural grounds,

debatable, not from the barbour Roller Coaster. Other forms of followed the steps

England. will require new powers in or

for both young and der to avoid the dangers and angle, but by reason of the cold will be the latest type of

regestion and mixed zoning in the drawbacks of piecemeal

games, amusement devices, shoot- area behind. construction. It should be pos-

ing galleries, etc.

In one corner of the crea- sible to declare whole

and where. tion ground

200

92,700. Kau Lung Tsai East 78,500 Kowloon Tong West 35,600 Castle: Peak Road

arce

325

275

125

50,000 Kun Tong Reclama-

tion

175

75,000 Hung Hom Re- clamation

150

57,000 Gia. Drinkers Bay 55,000 Tsun Wan

200

193

300,000

1,643

100,000 Overspill North of

Kai Tak

350

Regulations against overcrowd-

areas

in

Harbour Tunnel

is

amusemen

taken

Grants In Aid

Up to this time no grants were

the King's being given to missionary schools grants fn, aid absorbed to

tasix

Sald

Regarding expenditures on edu- cation. the speaker said more than $20,000,000 is earmarked for cducation in one form or an other, representing 11.6 per cent of the total expenditure of the Colony. And of

this chsolescent and ripe for re-

Concludidag is much more

the speaker It has been contended that Road and Chums Yeung Street in-tut in 1872 financial support was building on a thew layout, ze iz 600,800 Total Population

provided for under the English much of the coastal trade could terest will be erected a row of extended to Protestant schools on the

on the ther be lcented elsewhere: this requires 26 two-storeyed houses,

accepting Government's complicated and difficult by rea- 1,993 and Acreage

1944 Act (Section

મ accommoda- son of shortage "The housing conditions in Hong

to ground floor of further

Up investigation.

religious which will be conditions restricting The only satisfactory

to the Kong present the most serious which this can be done is by ac- Western Street the godowns, shops and stores, while the re teaching in schools. It was not fien and staff, wud sisa

for quisition of the designated area; shops, hotels and tenements are staurant, bar and stalls will take until six years later, when the tendency to use the schools

povertiment "code for grants ta political purposes. However, he and in this connection it would completely mixed and almost in-up the first foor

mid was revised, that Roman expressed confidence that the pro- be useful if powers were obtained distinguishable in building West

Catholic schools began to receive gress made thus far will be con to allot the Life of a building of Western Street the godown and

tinued. commercial element predotni-

government aid. according to its condition and de- sign: this will have a direct bear Dates. Somewhere on this North à.coal depot should be Ing upon the cost of acquisition, coast

The Report added that it would be pedantic for the planner to condemn the practice in traffic It states that one of the

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The Report contains a number of suggestions on roads and

PRIVATE CAR USED FOR HIRE

"A fine of $250 was imposed on charged at Kowloon yesterday Chan Bay, aged 29, when he was

with allowing his private car

Kong of giving up the nost Important aspects of road to be hired out and with taking

ground fisor of the residential area do shops, workshops ware houses, stores etc

Harbour Works from the beginning if might be runner Coming ly legat, be Werth while attempting to pro»: vide shopping centres at appro prizte places and to set aside other areas for workshops and were "domestic fac- stores, tory

Tarve-scale scheme of har- reclamation, the proposal bour robuild and

and enlarge certain, har- bour works, and Boally, the best- ble full development of land for residential purposes in Kowloon, with the proposed reduction of population in Hong Kong Island, call for a revision of the indus trial zones

tc

it is proposed to tone a very Jarge-area from Chek Shan Northwards, including 'Ma „Tau Koke

* Trading Estate, which be given positive encourabe ment this would become the

on passengers without the con- planning is the provision of ca

the central area is re-sent from the vehicle's owner. As 1 parks.

built, car parks should be insisted

Inspector 1. Orem told the court on under all new office buildings that defendant was arrested near Regarding A tonnel from the the Jordon Road Ferry pier on centre 61 Hong Kong to the the Wednesday where he discharged, of Kowloon,the biggest single three passengers. 11

The passengers paid him $3 town planning and engineering feature for Consideration in each for the trip from "Hung connection with the develop. Hum to the Vicinity of Jordon ment of the Colony-the Report Road ferry, taid that various opinions have been expressed as to what ex

K'LOON BROTHEL RAIDED

tent:/It would - serve,::whether for example it would supersedel to: any great extent the tran

A 70-yearold Chinese man was shipment of cargoes by lighters, Ched $500 for three months' "Ezi- facilitate

decentralisation from ́overcrowded. Hong Kene, open prisonment by Mr.FX. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday for keeping

up a wider area for high clas a brothel and living on the earn residential development enables of prostitutes, "work persis to get more easily

Chan

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of quickly to their jokes Vier Shing was arrested on

night when a party

whether it would supersede the or police raided his premises in ferries and give access to open Temple Street spaces, etc. 1). THE

problem of

KAKO SE kept three giris" on the engineering and ef coat are also

verandah of the premises and be not yet solved. Frons general planning point admitted to the police that he was

the owner of the brothel.

major industrial zone (sis of view the more intimate come party of Kowloon (but the nection formed by a bridge or a noxigua área should be elimi- tamel must be considered of

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nated. Including ultimately the great advantage in a situation ** OF FLATS Cement Works)” This finics up this sort and with urban areas of bewith Tal, Vían angu ung Mom the order of one million inhabi

and will be one of the bet thi tants separated by a stretch of portant shipping" and fodustries water less than a mile wide,

(Continued on Page 14) ones in the Colony,

The Government--Quartering Authority has requisitioned nine flats at 28, Macdonnell Road, foi the Military

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