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ever the water supply is it will be open to attack and that

if the defending forces have had to fall back behind Shing Mun

Hongkong will be already lost.

For the above reasons I argue that, subject to the

distilling of sea water scheme upon which I am not at the

moment able to venture an opinion, the Shing Mun Scheme should

be continued and completed with the least possible delay

that the Aberdeen Scheme should not be proceeded with unless

the question of time as I have before pointed out warrants it.

Having arrived at the decision that the Shing Mun

Schene should be proceeded with what is the best way to bring

the water over to the Island?

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There are at the moment a number of cables across

These

the Harbour, telephone, electric light,telegraph &c.

cables are laid on the bed of the sea and are a constant

annoyance to shipping as spesial areas have to be reserved

for them.

The pipe line is open to attack from two directions

(a) the difficulty of repairs and (b) obstruction to ships

anchoring

typhoons.

especially to those dragging their anchors during

For some time past there has been a very strong

means of transport between the

feeling in the Colony that the

Island and Kowloon are wholly inadequate.

Vehicular Ferry of any kind.

There is no

Merchandise is taken across in

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