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The system, it was predicted, would carry 2.5 million passengers a
day, representing about one-third of Hong Kong's public transport trips.
Turning to the water situation, Mr. Robson described how the first
waterworks scheme at Pokfulam was designed for an estimated population of
90,000, but by the time the first section was completed it was already outdated
as the population had reached 125,000.
"In spite of the best endeavours of its engineers this has been the
history of the waterworks ever since: a succession of crises caused by demand
outstripping supply," he said.
In conclusion, the Director says "the important point is that all
planning is made on the basis of private enterprise playing its part without
coercion and dictated only by the law of the market. It is the Author's view
that, in the light of Hong Kong's development throughout its history, this
system works",
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