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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 27, 1928.
7. Will the Government utilize one of the strips of Government land abutting on Salisbury Road as a play-ground for Kowloon children? Will the Government also inquire into the possibility of various unbuilt-on pieces of land abutting on Nathan Road being tem- porarily used for the purposes of children's play-grounds?
8. Will the Government consider the advisability of a simple granite Memorial being erected on the Praya Wall, between Queen's Pier and the Star Ferry Wharf, in order to commemorate the fact that the late Sir Paul Chater was the originator of two important Reclamations on the South side of the Harbour, namely, one from the Royal Naval Yard Westward to West Point, and the other from the Royal Naval Yard Eastward to East Point?
The Colonial Secretary replied as follows:-
1. His Excellency the Governor proposes to discuss the question of the composition of the Legislative Council with the Secretary of State during his approaching visit to England.
2. The provision of a public pier at the end of Nathan Road is impracti-
cable.
The construction of a vehicular and passenger ferry pier at the end of Jordan Road is under consideration and until the ques- tions concerning the proposed vehicular ferry have been decided, no further answer can be given.
3. A comprehensive scheme has been prepared for the lay out of the area in the vicinity of the Star Ferry Wharf at Kowloon with a view to improved traffic regulation.
4.
It has been prepared to meet as far as possible the desires of the Kowloon Residents' Association whose proposals have received due consideration.
The scheme will be made public in a sessional paper in due
course,
(i) At present 15 cubicles (10′0′′ × 6′ 0′′) are being erected at Repulse Bay with fresh water showers, water stand pipes, etc. 10 are for men and 5 for women.
No provision is being made for a pavilion.
(ii) The beach at Stanley has been fully allocated; two or three additional sheds might be erected on the higher ground above the beach, but this site is not considered suitable. No public bathing cubicles or pavillion are being erected
and no funds are provided for this purpose.
5. Funds are not available at present for the suggested works at Ch'eung
Sha Bay.
6. On the 25th September, 1924, the Honourable Mr. Montague Ede raised in Executive Council the question of the water supply of the Kowloon Tong settlement. He put forward proposals for the con- struction of a reservoir to supply the settlement with water for a water flushing system and for the trees, gardens, lawns, etc. which were essential to the scheme. The then Director of Public Works pointed out that these proposals were uneconomical and said that the settlement would be supplied in due course from the Shing Mun Waterworks. Mr. Ede, however, pressed his point, and after dis- cussion the Governor in Council agreed that he should be allowed to construct a reservoir for the Kowloon Tong scheme on the clear understanding that the Government took no responsibility in the matter and assumed no liabilities in respect of it. In these circum- stances it is clear that, if the existing water supply to the Kowloon
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