CO129-582-1 Administration of the port of Hong Kong 25-7-1939 - 20-1-1940 — Page 4

to be undertaken:-

(a) By Government,

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(b) by an independent Corporation such as

a Port Trust (for example the Singapore Harbour

Board),

(c) by private enterprise on its own, or

(a) by private enterprise under some form

of Government direction and supervision.

There is, however, the point that until the

existing Wharf Companies know definitely by which of

these methods the future development of the port is to

be undertaken, they will be naturally reluctant to

spend any thing more than is prey necessary for the

maintenance of their existing establishments; hence

the Governor's statement that the questions of the

phypical future administration of the port and of its fak

development are closely inter-related and must be con-

sidered together.

In paragraph 11 the Governor suggests that

the best course would be to obtain the advice of an

expert in port administration upon the form which the

future controlling organisation at Hong Kong should

take;

and in view of the close connection between the

max development of the port and the question of its

physical

recommends

future organisation he raises that such an expert

should be accompanied by an experienced harbour

engineer, who would, of course, be able to benefit

experience

from the local kamage of the present port engineer.

It is interesting to note in passing some

of the opinions which have already been expressed on

this subject.

Pages 59 and 60 of Mr. Duncan's report are

devoted