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with railway connections.
(53)
Although it is not expected that the necessity for more facilities for the railway will arise for some years, I
think it well to mention it now, as it is a factor that will have
to be borne in mind in planning for the future development of the
Port. It is expected that the railway, connected again as it
should be with the Chinese railways, will be able to tap sources
of trade, yet untouched, in rich territories in China and so tend
to the expension of the trade of the Port of Hong Kong.
In the
meantime the railway undertaking has ample Port facilities for
the conduct of its business.
(54) Roads. There are some 371 miles of good roads in the
Colony, 173 being on the island of Hong Kong, 106 in Kowloon and
92 in the New Territories. From a Port point of view there does
not seem to be much to complain of as regards road facilities for
the conveyance of such goods as have to go over road, to and from
the water front, except that there is congestion, owing to its
narrowness, of the public road which runs along the waterside in
Victoria from the Naval Yard to Wing Lok Street. This matter is
dealt with later in this Report. With regard to goods traffic
with Chine, carried by road, it will no doubt be necessary, in
future, to widen and improve the present road to the frontier,
to cope with any increase of such traffic that may take place
when normal conditions are restored.
(55) Ferries. Owing to the geographical position of Hong
Kong the need for a ferry service to convey passengers and
vehicles between the Island and the mainland at Kowloon naturally
arose, and such a service was established many years ago.
At the present time there are a number of ferry services,
the most important being:
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(a) The Star Ferry for passengers between Kowloon Point
and a site near the General Post Office in Hong
Kong.
(b) The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry for passengers
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