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Plan No 1 is made to show a convenient connection with another road called Station Street leading to Yaumati, which will be shown on Plan No. 2, but I would point out that there is a rise and fall of 14 feet in Station Street in excess of that encountered going along MacDonnell Road. Formerly, the hill to be surmounted in Station Street was 34 feet high but a few years ago it was cut away so as to reduce it to 14½ feet. It would not be practicable to cut it away to a greater extent without encroaching on the War Department and other properties adjoining the road and even assuming that this could be arranged, the cost of the cutting would be very heavy.
It may therefore be taken for granted that the main route for traffic will continue to be along MacDonnell Road and it should be borne in mind that Yaumati and the villages beyond are developing rapidly and that this growth has been largely fostered by the improved means of communication established within recent years.
The only regular ferry service from Hong Kong to Kowloon makes Tsim Sha Tsui its point of call. The service is carried on at intervals of 10 minutes during the greater portion of the day, a fact in itself indicative of the amount of traffic conducted, and it is not unreasonable to suppose that, before many years have passed, a line of tramway will be laid down to the principal villages.
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Plan No 1 is made to show a convenient connection with another road called Station Street leading to Youmate, which will be
Plan No. 2, but I would point
clearly
deen on
out that there is a rise and fall
Street
of 14 feel
mari
rise and fall in Station
in excess
of that encountered
going along Mac Donnell Road. Formerly, the hill" to be ourmounted in Station Street was 34 feet high but a few years ago
cut
away
so as to reduce it to 144 feet It would not be practicable to cut it
to
a
it
was
as stated.
away
greater extent without encrouching
on
the War Department and other properties ad
joining the road and even
assuming that this could be arranged, the cost of the cutting would be very heavy.
H-
may therefore
be taken for granted
that the main route for traffic will continue to be along Mac Donnell Road and it should
mind that Yaumati and the
be borne
villages
en
beyond are developing rapidly and that this growth has been largely fostered by the improved of communication established
The only regular ferry
meanɔ
within recent
years.
service from Hong Kong to Kowloon makes
Tsim Sha Tour it's point of call. The service is
carried
on
at intervals
by large steam launches which run
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of 10 minutes during the greater
portion of the day, a fact in itself indicative
of
the amount
of traffic conducted, and it
not unreasonable to suppose that, before
many years
have passed,
i
line
of
tramway!
will be laid down to the principal villages.
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