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facilities on their Pier No.1, and are prepared to put this in hand when they are assured of fixity of tenure and when the passenger traffic, which is now negligible under war conditions, justifies the measure.
(94) When the possibilities of development on the west side have been exhausted then attention might be directed to something on the lines suggested by Messrs. Coode & Company, on the east side, with due regard to such changes as might since have taken place in development, but that would be a matter for the more distant future.
(95) A plan is appended to this Report showing in tentative form, the proposed reclamation and new piers above suggested, and also certain other works which are dealt with in the following paragraphs.
(96) Future reclamations. I have excluded from the suggested duties of the proposed Harbour Trust, the matter of reclaiming land from the waters of the Harbour for the reason already given, that reclamations are not primarily intended to be for the benefit of shipping. I consider that the work of reclaiming should be undertaken by the Government, who, however, would naturally consult the Harbour Trust on every proposed scheme, as it might affect shipping in some way. It is satisfactory to note that reclamation work generally pays, if not more than pays, for itself, on account of the valuable land so obtained.
(97) I think that the following works of reclamation, which are shown on the plan attached, should be carried out by the Government as soon as practicable:-
(a) The filling in of the present Typhoon refuge harbour at
Mong Kok Tsui (167 acres) and the filling in of about 143 acres at Cheung Sha Wan, together with the formation at the latter place of a new Typhoon refuge in lieu of the former. The total
area of land thus reclaimed, would therefore be 310 acres. The new refuge would, on the whole,
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