CITY INCLUDING NORTH POINT
48
European Houses.
PEAK
OTHER PARTS
OF HONGKONG
KOWLOON
TOTAL
1910
Q
6
7
20
1911
4
7
4
15
1912
39
1
6
50
1913
85
3
ลา
1
27
116
1914
50
1
1
21
73
1915
59
3
2
4
68
1916
14
2
16
32
1917
28
1
1
30
1918
51
1
52
1919
35
41
76
TOTAL
370
16
19
127
532
2. The statement showed that there had been a considerable increase in the number of houses, notably Chinese houses.
3. Dealing first with Kowloon, there were extensive reclamation schemes in pro- gress at Kowloon City and at Shamshuipo and the filling in of the tidal flat at Taikok- tsui, extending on both sides of the Taipo Road, would shortly be undertaken. Large areas would therefore become available in the near future for the erection of Chinese houses.
4. As regards European houses, provision had been made in the current year's Estimates for the erection of a number of such houses on that portion of King's Park which lies to the eastward of the Rifle Range. The area in question was at present waste land, being covered with trees and undergrowth. The houses were intended, primarily, for the accommodation of members of the Civil Service or of the Naval and Military Establishments.
5. After discussing various suggestions, the Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that, in order to provide additional sites for European houses, the Rifle Range should be removed and the slopes of the hills bounding King's Park and also any portions of the Park itself, in addition to that already referred to, which are not utilized in connection with the Golf Course, should be rendered accessible by roads and disposed of as building sites.
6. With regard to the unbuilt-on areas south of Austin Road, the Chairman explained that practically the whole of this portion of the Kowloon Peninsula had origi- nally been leased as Garden Lots. In 1887, Government agreed to convert these Garden Lots into Inland Lots on payment of premium at the rate of cent per sq. ft. and Crown Rent at the rate of $200 per acre. So far as he had ascertained, no stipulation with regard to the erection of buildings on the converted lots was inserted in the Inland Lot Leases. The Committee requested that this matter should be further investigated.
7. As regards the large block of War Department land on the west side of Nathan Road, the Committee requested that it might be informed of the result of any representa- tions which may have been made to the Military Authorities regarding the possibility of surrendering to the Colonial Government a portion of the area adjoining Nathan Road.
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