CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 59

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ALTERNATIVES TO THE PR 18ENT SYST M.

In my opinion the only alternative to the present system is to

If another 5 armed. increase the number of armed launches available. launches were provided and manned by K.M. Officers and men then the cu.rying of large armed guards and the sailing in convoy could be abolished. The system of grilles could also be very much degressed. With the present 4 armed launches plus 5 additional armed launches a system of efficient patrols could be instituted covering

The number would not the Pearl River and from Wangmun to Longnun.

be sufficient to cover the Weat hiver above haukong unless the patrol line elsewhere was weakened. It would also leave the open sea gap between Hongkong waters and the Booca Tigris forts and Hangmun but as river steamers are generally in sight of suon other in these parts a successful attempt to pirate them there should be very difficult. It would leave the lagao traffic to itself as at present,

With a permanent patrol as suggested not only would river steamers and seagoing traffic be as safe or safer than at present but all the enormous tow traffic would be a great deal better proteated. It must never be forgotten that there is an enormous

Many of these tr de carried on in junk bottoms towed by launches. launches fly the British flag and a very large proportion of the

traffic on these two main routes is en route to or from Hongkong.

Once this patrol was in working order I consider that

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Sailing in convoy could be abolished.

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Large armed guards on board ships abolianed,

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The Tille system reduced to protection of the bridge

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Some armed protection would still be necesary on board and a the proper system of signals to attract attention of the patrole whilet

passing through the intervals between patrol vessela instituted for

use in case of need.

One great sourge of weakness in all attempte to deal with

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