CO129-503-1 Development of Hong Kong Harbour 6-12-1926 - 28-10-1927 — Page 55

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THE CROWN AGENTS TO

MESSES. COODE, FITZMAURICE, WILSON AND MITCHELL

23rd March 1927.

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Gentlemen,

I enclose a copy of a telegram dated

5th March addressed by the Governor of Hong Kong to

the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding

certain proposals for dredging the bed of the harbour

in that Colony.

2.

From the information in your possession

or available for reference (e.g. Admiralty charts)

we shall be glad if you will advise on the following

points: -

(a)

(b)

(c)

Whether the deepening of the harbour bed which it is proposed to effect, is likely to remain, without excessive maintenance dredging.

Whether the channel which it is proposed to dredge in a south westerly direction from a point 700 yards south of the south-west of Stonecutters Island is likely to achieve its object of increasing the scouring action of the ebb tide.

Whether there is any danger that the

dredging operations proposed may influence the tidal currents in the Harbour to the detriment of any of the facilities provided by the Harbour.

(a)

Whether the sum proposed to be expended

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