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Mainland, Sir Cecil came to the conclusion that the Cross Herbour Pipe was not the best method of supplying the needs of Hong Kong. He therefore directed that the Cross Harbour Pipe should not be proceeded with and set himself to explore the possibilities of further increasing the Hong Kong supply from the resources of the Island itself.

3.

As the result of exhaustive enquiries Sir Cecil came to the conclusion that the Aberdeen Water Schene

was the one which offered the best solution of the

difficulty of giving an adequate supply to the Western

Districts of the Island (see his confidential despatch of

30th January last). He caused the scheme to be set out in a Sessional Paper published as Sossional Paper No.10 of

1927, and at the same time caused a Sessional Paper,

published as Sessional Paper No.4 of 1928, to be propared,

giving a survey of the water resources of the Colony

generally. The Aberdeen Schane, Sessional Paper 10 of 1927, was referred to you for approval with Sir Cecil's confident-

ial despatch of 30th January, 1928. After further

telegraphic correspondence your approval was received on

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4.

Sir üccil had promised to refer the Aberdeen

Schone to the Public Works Committee of the Legislative

Council and to appoint a Commission to investigate the wator

problems of the Colony when the Sessional Paper on the water

supply generally was ready. (Hansard for 1926, page 92). Accordingly, I referred Sessional Paper 10 of 1927 to the

Public Works Committee which. considered it on 5th July and

to my surprise the Unofficial Lanbers unanimously advised

that the 1st Section of Shing Mun (including the Cross

Harbour Pipe) and also the Second Section should be

proceeded with before the Aberdeen Schale was taken up.

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