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FORTY FOUR YEARS OF

PROGRESS

SIR HENRY POLLOCK LOOKS BACK.

(ii) TheKowloon Canton Rail way which was opened in the Autumn of 1010, thus providing this Colony with rapla land com munfantion with Canton, and in- cidentally paving the way for im portant residential, sporting and agricultural developments in those parts of the Now Torritories which This were adjacent to the line. railway was ale fed by a branch line (now replaced by a motor-road). to Shu Tau Kok in the Northwest Prior to the making of that corner of Mirs Bay and by a sten Agreement, the hills behind Row launch service between loon, which deminate the Harbour,

MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE

COLONY.

The following interesting ne count of progress in Hong Kong in various directions was given in a broadcast talk by Sir Henry Pol-

ck last night:-

I propose, in the few minutes which have been allotted to me, to mention some of the specially out atanding events which have taken place in this Colony since I first landed here on the ind April 1868, just over 44 years ago.

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and half the waters of the Lysemyn Cheung in the middle of the North pass, were under Chinese jurisdic-shore of Mirs Bay to Taipe tion.

(iv) Since 1019 the following im portant motor roads have been made by the lake Sir Henry May and his successor, Sir Edward Stubbs, namely, the circular motor road from Kowkcon vin Castle Poak to fauling, returning byay of Taipe to Kowloon, the motor road round the Island with its branch to Bhek

the

In 1888, the only important dis trict in British Kowloon, as it was then called to distinguish it from Chinese Kowloos, was Yaumati, and the census of 1882 shows that the population of British Kowloon By way of preliminary I may was then just under 20,000 persons., start by saying that, when I Arst Of late, and especially during the landed here, the Peak Tram had past 10 years, the increase of build not commenced to run and thereings and population on the Kow, and the Stubbs Read to was no down side Tram, there were loon Faninsula right up to the foot-Peak with its branch to Repulse no golf-links, no telephone, no hills has been astonishing, with the Bay Also & Motor-Road up to the electric light or fans, and no motor result that the population of the mid-levels has been built. vehicles.

whole of the Bowlcon Peninsula. These motor roads have enabled Outstanding Events, doubled between the year 1921 and residences to be built in outlying 101 in which later year the Bgures Parts of the Colcny, which were of population for the Peninsula previously inaccessible, including were roughly 5,000, whilst the the Repulse Bay Hotal (buil ia Agures for Hong Kong Island were what was formerly a tiger-haunted Bay), Motor roads have also been the means of granting facilities for (As a statistical side-note, I may bathing from the ladd both on mention that in 1888, the revenue of Hong Kong Island and the main the Colony was only one and a half land, whereas previously bathing million dollars, whereas in 1931, had taken place almost exclusively

from steam-launches it was 31 million dollars),

And very

The following is a summary of the most outstanding events, which Leve happened in my time:

:

1. Numerous reclamations, 2 The phenomenal expansion of Kowloon Peninsula,

3. The discovery of the mais

rial mosquito.

4. The University.

3. Vastly improved means

communication.

of

6. The discovery and adoption

of, wireless.

7. The large increase in. Hor

pital accommodation."

Reclamations.

The following are the most im portant réclamations mado in my time in chronological order. Many of these reclamations have not only added to our building areas, but have also increased our deep

410,000.

Kowloon can now boast cd the pleasant some of those menolight finest hotel in the Colony and of picnics ware. the terminal station of the Kowloon Motor ready have also boon the Canton-Railway, which enthusiasts occasion of the starting of numer beliers will one day have through our well-run motor-bus enterprises carriages to Calais. Also most of on both sides of the harbour and the finest Ocean liners now land incidentally of helping to develop their passengers at Kowloon, the prosperity of outlying villages

on the mainland. Diasovery of the Malarial Mosquito.

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Another means of communication I need not enlarge upon the Im which has very much improved portance of this discovery, the both in the quality and spood of credit for which must be shared be the launches and in the regularity tween Sir Ronald Ross and the of running are the various forry late Sir Patrick Mansch, who for services which ply in the waters of many years practised in this Co-the Colony. The Praya Reclamation of lony in partnership with the late 1880 to 1806 from Kennedy Town to Si James Cantlie and Dr. Harti- Murray Road, extending outwards gan, and, on his retirement, became from the old Praya West and Medical Adviser to the Colonial Praya Central, which were re Office..

water frontage.

named Des Voeux Road West and It seems pathetic now, to remem Des Voeux Road Central after the bor that when, in 1886, bad ma- then Governor, Bir William Deslaria broke out in consequence of Voeux.

Prior to this reclamation (which building operations at Richmond with the Praya East Reclamation hereafter referred to was mainly due to the initiative and enterprise of the late Sir Paul Chater) the

Cantlie was the founder of the Hong Kong Hotel and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank ware Hong Kong School of Tropical both of them on the sea-front where Medicine, in which the late Dr. the Bank had a gig hauled up on Sun Yat Sen graduated and which davite. The cricket ground was in due course became the nucleus then bounded on the west and the Medical, Faculty at the Uni- north by the harbour with the versity of Hong Kong. consequence that a vigorous hit to log: sometimes resulted in the ball trickling over the road into the

Rea.

Discovery and Adoption of Wireless,

About forty years ago the first wireless message was flashi Wom the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Cerawall.

Twenty years ago or thereabouts the big wireless, Naval Station en Terrace, West Point, the mitbreak Stonecutters Island was erected, was attributed to the release of and since then a wireless station poisonous gases by the upturning of for receiving messages from ships the soil.

has been orcoted at Cape D'Aguilar and both transmitting and receiv ing instruments have been installad at the Observatory at Kowloon

About 10 years ago the Chinese Government erected a wireless sta- sien on the Pratas shoal, 180 miles to the South East of Hong Kong, which has been most useful in transmitting to our observatory and to other land stations round the China sens warning of the pre- senes of typhoons in the Bouth China Sea.

The Founding of the University,

ず

For many years past Naval and merchant ships of many nationa bave had wireless fitted to them, which has enabled them to rush quickly to the assistance of any vessel sending out signals of dis.

In the nineties of the last cell tury Cantiie was the means of saving the life of Dr. Sun Yat Ser by appealing to the British Foreign (ii) The Naval Yard Reclama Office in London, when the latter tion, which wiped out the old was in danger.cf being kidnapped V.R.C., was made by the Admi and taken to China for the pur ralty, in 1903 and the following pose of being beheaded.. years, for the purpose of construct ing the naval basin and drydock, and extensive repairshops for the. The University of Hong Kong, British Fleet on the China Station. which was built with moneys given tress.. This Reclamation was strongly op by the late Sir Hormusjee Mody, The lateat and very striking in posod at the time on the ground was opened in 1921 by Sir Frederick stance of the utility of ships' that it would cut in two the City (New Lord) Lugard. Degrees in wireless as a means of saving life of Victoria and its water front. Engineering and Medicine, and at is exemplified by the prompt assist

(i) The Quarry Bay Reclama a later date in Arts have been con- ance rendered by many ships of taons which took place for the pur-ferred upon Chinese coming from different natione in the cam of the 1080 of constructing the Taikoo many Provinces of China and from recent deplorable disaster to the Docks and work-shops, ··

many other parts of Asia The Messageries steamor. Georges (iv) The Hongkong and Shang- importance of the University has Philippar. hai Dock Company's Reclamation, been recognized by liberal donations for the purpose of making their from the Hong Kong Government,

ow large Dock.

from Messrs. Butterfald and Swire,

Large Increase in Hospital Accommodation.

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(y) The reclamations respectively from the late Sir Paul Chater, and I must deal with this briefly nude by the Hongkong Electric from many generous Chinese donors Company, at North Point, and by resident in this Colcuy, whose merely stating that at Kowloon we at, Kowloon as sites for their rea- Calendar of the University Hospital, that, in the East Point the wholly inadeqante Kowloon jective Power Stations.

Dr Lim Koon Bang, when receivi (vi) The Kai Tack Reclamation ing his Honorary Degree of LL.D., neighbourhood, we have the French near Kowloon City. This scheme, referred to the University, as a Hospital at Causeway Bay, the which covered a huge acreage, after light house for Chinn. and its Staff Tung Wah Eastern Hospital at Soa having been partially carried out and supporters would indeed be Kum Poo and the Young Wo Hos by its promcters, was completed fe pread if it should be the menne, in pital in Happy Valley, On the Lostly by the Hong Kong Govern however humble a degree, of ad. Bowen Road we have the large Mili

inent, for the purpose of an aero vancing the progress and prosper we have the Infectious Diseases tary Hospital. At Kennedy Town drome, with the assistance of a of the neighbouring Republic of grant from the Admiralty,

(vii) The Pray East Reclama tion, which was instructed from 1021 to 1928, and is now almost en tirely covered with buildings.

(viii) And, lastly, may be men

Ching

Vastly-Improved Means-of-

Communication

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Hospital in place of the old hulk, Hygies, and in the same neighbour hood anisolation hospital of thu Tang Wah. On Bonham Road we have the new Alice Memorial and Nethersole and Affiliated Hospitals, which have been removed from their former crowded site down in the

These vastly improved means of ioned the Bam Shui Po reclama eppamanication, which have revolu tione, carried out during the past fionised to a great extent life in ten years, which consisted partly in the Colony, may be considered un- town, and much enlarged filling up swampy inland armas to der the following heads:

At the Peak we have the Matilda the east of Sam Shui Po and (1) The Peak Tramway opened Hospital, established under the will converting them into building land on May 11888, on which date the of, the iste Mr. Granville Sharp and partly in reclamation from the buildings at the Peak consisted offer Europeson of madere means sen, eastwards towards Laichikokoon two dozer houses, some of and the War Memorial Nursing Phenomenal Expansion of Kowloon them merely wooden bungalows, Home which has taken the place of The expansion of the Kowloon whilst the then Park Hotel contain the old Peak Hospital, the gratis Peninsula during my time has been ed only 7 bedrooms,

even for many years past to the e of which has ex generously been At that time there were

simply stupendous.

Of course it has been much aided Peak no terraces, no barracks, no Hong Kong Government by Mr. R by the Kowloon Extension Agres- flats and no Hospitals, and it took M, Joseph ment of 1898 made between China about 40 minutes to mount up the I had intended to have mads and Great Britain in pursuance of Peak load in a four coolie chair, spevisi remarks with reference to which the Hong Kong Government, from the old. Hong Kong Club, shipping which is the life blood of in April 1800, took over for a term situate where the King's Theatre, the, Colong but found it impossible! of 30 years from the June 24, 1995, now is, to the Victoria Gap (now in the short space of time at my (inter alia) the Kowloon Hinter the apper terminus of the Peak dispo to deal with this subft

adequately-I must therefore, con and from the old Boundary, which Tramway).

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