CO129-526-7 Proposed vehicle & passenger ferry for Hong Kong Harbour- plans of the development of the... 22-4-1930 - 22-4-1930 — Page 25

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Mr. Shaw 13.6.30

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MEMORANDUM.

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Mr. Ellis,

Sir C. Bottomley

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Sir G. Grindle.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Par. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

The Colonial Office

has received from the Officer

Administering the Government of

Hong Kong a despatch putting

forward, for the consideration of

the Secretary of State, a scheme

for the re-organisation and improve

ment of the Victoria-Kowloon

cross-harbour ferry services.

There are at present

two ferry systems:-

I.(a)

The "Star" Ferry,

2 Dfts.

Recirc; to 87.A. for dupl .aesp. and encs. to C.A. for advice, short dft: asking for them to be returned with the reply.

exceptionally well run, profitable

and extremely busy. (Nearly

11,000,000 passengers a year).

The pressure of passengers allows

no space for vehicles and the

landing points in any case are

unsuited