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assisted with a proper drainage system, this should not be a difficult or expensive matter as there will be two main underground waterways running from North to South right across the aerodrome, into the sea.
The proposed hangars and buildings would seem to be most suitable for Commercial Landplanes, seaplanes or Flying Boats, but enough head room must be left to allow for large flying boats on their land trolley.
The buildings are well tucked away in the South Eastern corner of the landing ground and are not in the way of machines taking off or landing.
The water in this particular corner is very sheltered and the hangars have large tarmac fronts leading down to the slipways.
SEAPLANE & FIXING BOAT BASE.
The harbour of Hong Kong is quite suitable for all types of seaplanes and flying boats, the proposed arrangements at Kei Tak should be ample to meet the requirements of local seaplane traffic for several years to come.
But I do consider, that y suggestion put forward verbally to the Director of the Public Works Department, Hong Kong, to increase the size of the proposed camber, is very necessary.
There are two possible schemes, as outlined below number 2 is by far the cheapest, and I feel sure quite suffi- cient to meet the requirements.
No.I.....Do away with the proposed camber sea wall altogether,
and the pier.
No.2.
Build a mole running at right angles to the aerodrome sea wall and starting from a point about two or three hundred feet from the mouth of the nullah that runs along the proposed camber, this wall to be 300 ft. long.
Leave an entrance 200 ft. wide, then start a wall running parallel to the proposed camber sea wall, and continue this toa point opposite the proposed pier, leave an entrance the same size as above, then continue the well as shown in attached sketch turning it landwards till it reaches the reclamation.
This scheme I consider far too expensive, too elaborate and unnecessary.
From the attached sketch plan it will be seen that I have marked the Mole Walls, 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6.
It is thought that if the Mole wall 5-6 were built this would be ample protection and would be all that is required.
The present proposed camber sea wall and pier need not be built, the cost of these would most likely approximate to the cost of thissuggested wall.
The water in this particular part of the harbour does not get rough, except under extreme conditions and then seaplanes, flying boats and attendants small craft could be taken up the slipways into the hangars.
POSSIBLE AIR ROUTES FROM HONG KONG.
It is obvious that unless one examines the probable
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