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junks propelled by either sale or oars or towed in lighters
by launches wholly out of keeping with the times and the
general modern development of the Colony.
The Chamber of Commerce and the public
generally have recently been pressing for a vehicular ferry
the burden of which they desire,not unfairly, to throw on the
Hongkong Government. n In other parts of the world this want
has been met by a tunnel through which not only the vehicular
traffic passes but also the water supply, gas, cables &c.
A tunnel is particularly applicable to Hongkong because during
the summer months the whole traffic across the Harbour is often
held up for hours at a time owing to the typhoons. A tunnel
would also meet the shipping difficulty of the pipe line,also
the question of how to execute repairs.
It would appear then that it would be of great
benefit to the Colony of Hongkong if a vehicular tunnel was
constructed across the Harbour, sufficient not only to deal
with the vehicular traffic but to also act as a means of
conveying the water pipe line and all the cables.
The only
question is the cost. In this connection I have communicated with Mr Denison who has had over forty years experience as a
Civil Engineer in Hongkong and who built the Kowloon Dam. I
have asked him to give me his views as to the difficulties likely to be met, the rough cost, the best line including
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