CO129-390 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [5-6] — Page 189

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 29th. May, 1912.

Sir,

I have the honour to inform you that it was

recently pointed out by the owner of New Kowloon Inland Lots Nos.

39 and 51 that before building operations on the first-mentioned

lot could be proceeded with, it would be necessary to remove the

T'in Hau Temple, which is partly built upon a large rock extending

on to Lot No. 39. Moreover the rock cannot be removed without

seriously damaging the temple.

2.

I attach a plan on which the temple is shown

coloured blue and, as it must be removed, I propose that the lot

hetched in red (area 1,440 square feet) should be allotted for its

reconstruction. The area of the proposed lot is much in excess of

the existing site, but this is largely due to the depth of the

block (72 feet) in which it is situated and there would be no ob-

-ject in curtailing it as it would only lead to irregularity.

3.

The Chinese community of Shamshuipo has been

consulted by the Registrar-General who reports that they are not

satisfied with the site offered, but ask for the whole block (area

5,184 square feet) adjoining Inland Lot No. 51. As an inducement

to Government to grant this area the Chinese offer to build a

dispensary as well as a temple. Mr. A. W. Brewin informed Sir F.D. Lugard that the only chance of getting a dispensary built in this locality was to build it as part of a temple, for otherwise the

necessary funds cannot be raised. You will see, however, that the

RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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area tinted red encroaches