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499 houses were, however, old and not of great value and no further casualties due to collapses have been reported. Further reports from the New Territories indicate that the number of village houses destroyed probably did not exceed 50 including 5 on Cheung Chow Island. The damage done at Tai Po New Market Town was the most considerable and is estimated at $10,000 including buildings blown down and timber lost. In almost all the villages there is some damage chiefly to roofs - but this is not important and is being quickly repaired by the villagers. About 10 lime kilns have been damaged or demolished.

Damage to private piers and sea-walls.

Paragraph 19.

In addition to damage to piers at Kowloon already reported half a dozen small or temporary piers were washed away. The damage to the protecting walls of Marine Lots on the West side of the Kowloon Peninsula is somewhat more serious than at first recognised; the walls North from the Naval Depot as far as Tai Kok Tsui, extending about 1,000 yards in length and in front of over 20 lots, having been practically demolished.

At some 15 places in the New Territories sea-walls and dykes protecting padi fields and salt pans and aggregating some 2,500 yards in length have been

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499 houses were, however, old and not of great value and no further casualties due to collapses have been reported. Further reports from the New Territories indicate that the number of village houses destroyed probably did not exceed 50 including 5 on Cheung Chow Island. The damage done at Tai Po New Market Town was the most considerable and is estimated at $10,000 including buildings blown down and timber lost. In almost all the villages there is some damage chiefly to roofs - but this is not important and is being quickly repaired by the villagers. About 10 lime kilns have been damaged or demolished. Damage to private piers and sea-walls. Paragraph 19. In addition to damage to piers at Kowloon already reported half a dozen small or temporary piers were washed away. The damage to the protecting walls of Marine Lots on the West side of the Kowloon Peninsula is somewhat more serious than at first recognised; the walls North from the Naval Depot as far as Tai Kok Tsui, extending about 1,000 yards in length and in front of over 20 lots, having been practically demolished. At some 15 places in the New Territories sea-walls and dykes protecting padi fields and salt pans and aggregating some 2,500 yards in length have been
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> 499 houses were, however, old and not of great value and no further casualties due to collapses have been reported. Further reports from the New Territories indicate that the number of village houses destroyed probably did not exceed 50 including 5 on Cheung Chow Island. The damage done at Tai Po New Market Town was the most considerable and is satimated at $10,000 including buildings blown down and timber lost. In almost all the villages there is some damage chiefly to roofs - but this is not important and is being quickly repaired by the villagers. About 10 lime kilns have been damaged or demolished. Damage to private biers and sea- walls. Paragraph 19. In addition to damage to piers at Kowloon already reported half a dozen small or temporary piers were washed away. The damage to the protecting walls of Marine Lots on the West side of the Kowloon Peninsula is somewhat more serious than at first recognised the walls North from the Naval Depot as far as Tai Kok Tsui, extend- -ing about 1,000 yards in length and in front of over 20 lots, having been practically demolished. At some 15 places in the New Ter- -ritories sea-walls and dykes protecting padi fields and salt pans and aggregating some 2,500 yards in length have been
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499

houses were, however, old and not of great value and no

further casualties due to collapses have been reported.

Further reports from the New Territories indicate that the

number of village houses destroyed probably did not exceed

50 including 5 on Cheung Chow Island. The damage done at

Tai Po New Market Town was the most considerable and is

satimated at $10,000 including buildings blown down and

timber lost. In almost all the villages there is some

damage chiefly to roofs

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but this is not important and

is being quickly repaired by the villagers. About 10 lime

kilns have been damaged or demolished.

Damage to private biers and sea-

walls.

Paragraph 19.

In addition to damage to piers

at Kowloon already reported half a dozen small or temporary

piers were washed away. The damage to the protecting walls

of Marine Lots on the West side of the Kowloon Peninsula

is somewhat more serious than at first recognised the walls

North from the Naval Depot as far as Tai Kok Tsui, extend-

-ing about 1,000 yards in length and in front of over 20

lots, having been practically demolished.

At some 15 places in the New Ter-

-ritories sea-walls and dykes protecting padi fields and

salt pans and aggregating some 2,500 yards in length have

been

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