CO129-617-6 Development- recommendations of Hong Kong Colonial Development and Welfare Committee 18-7-1947 - 23-12-1947 — Page 5

fishing

I have backed all these / proposals in my 5 report to the S. of S. on the fisheres of Hong Kong.

and

I may add

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few notes: - (1) Communications. Htory hory consists of very rugged peninsula, the New Terradores,

scrres of islands of every size, many of

Except in the the largest well populated.. New Terrlones, transport must be by water,

crying need for purs. There will be of especial benefit in encouraging ficking settlements in outlying islands and remote parts of the New Territories.

and there is a

(2). Fertiliser factory. vay extensively used

Raw night sort is

not only

cholding's, but in the fishponds.

in the small

This practice

results in widespread liver- fluke disease. Any effort to comport or ferment the might port will

lessen disease, as well

putting back into

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circulation the great quanthes of fertiliser represented by night soil and garbage. most desirable developement, are may point the

similar recovery of farktere eg.

near the great native citres.

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west Africe,

(3). Dams and irrigation. As a result of my visit, carp fry were stocked in some vicefields at Kam them away, Tin. Heavy floods washed most of the survus grew fast

but

and were of table size in There is no doubt that an increas

an increas in fiel

few months.

of exgation will also yell

supple's readily available where wanted, as a product of vice cultivation.

by

(4). Mechanisation of the gunk fleet. This is most

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desirable and indeed unevitable prode about 10 Bribich dieses of about £ 160-200 hp. The increased earning capacity of the junks will enable the cost of the engines to be quickly

The capital may

be regarded repaid. fund.

(5). Dolphin's at Kennedy Town.

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revolving

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showry & Firhane's Dept Fut Carrie's landing firl at the present whart at Kennely Town.

Congestion

Only

Note the

on the wharf, which is itself encumbered. one carrer can land at a teine.

(6) Reclamation at Aberdeen. Level land has a very hys value in such rugged terrain, and the

permanent asset to profused real amation will add story Kory. The site value gained will more than

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