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It will no doubt be a matter of time for the transfer of
Merchants' godowns from the vicinity of the Markets to
that of the North Foint Reclamation to take place; but,
with quick motor transport available, the advantages of
merchants' stores being close to their customers is more
sentimental than real; and, to my mind, the gain of
having a new, untrammelled site to deal with,
away from
the busy thoroughfare and congested dwellings of the West quay, is immense, quite apart from the immediate
considerations of steamer accommodation.
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6. Objection (b) put forward by the Consulting Engineers appears to be based on general principles rather than justified by the particular conditions in Hong Kong Harbour. I learn from the Chinese pilot of best repute, and from others conversant with Harbour conditions, that both flood and ebb tidal currents tend to sweep in a wide curve from the Lyeemo on Pass towards Kowloon Bay, thence round to the South of Kowloon Foint, and vice versa; the strongest current thus keeping well outside the line of the North Point Reclamation on both tides. At present the current 1,000 to 1,200 ft. from shore round this promontory is said not to exceed 1 sea-mile per hour. Even supposing the current to be doubled in velocity by the new works, which is hardly conceivable, it would then be no stronger than that which runs close beside Kowloon Point, where Blue Funnel steamers berth without difficulty.
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Objection (c) has been dealt with by Mr.Duncan, with whose conclusions I agree. To put it shortly, during typhoon weather no ships or lighters will ever,
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