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K. R. A. ANNUAL MEETING.

THE KOWLOON TRAFFIC PROBLEM.

Kowloon Hospital.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

The

the

TUESDAY, › FEBRUARY 21, 1928.

Ferry Figures.”//

Some figures dealing with the present state of affairs will pro- bably Interest you.

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The Kowloon-Canton Railway carries an average of 3,500 people per day.

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is it ideal because of the want of real organisation due to the waste, day, while the Star Ferry ap shade in the summer, while the fu! lay-out of the space available, proach is the samo maze, as over, over-growing traffic along this road Ever since the Kowloon Motor only more so, is a menace to their safety. Nor Bua Company's first experimental can all the children from the scat- car started to run, on the 26th. tered homes possibly get there November, 1921, it became evident conveniently and could not be ac- that the lay-out of this important commodatad If they did.

area was unsuitable and matters In his speech at the annual

There are several useful plots of have been going from bad to worse

The Star Ferry carries an aver meeting of the Kowloon Residents" ground which are lying vacant and from then to now..

age of 25,800 people për day, from Association approacheda.m. till midnight with an aver Association yesterday the Presi- apparently useless just now. I do dost made pointed comments on not know whether they are owned Government in 1923 with a strong age of 6 trips per hour each way Barve Fund matters which have engaged the by Government or by private in-representation for a better, ap 18 x 12-216 trips-280 passengers attention of the Association during dividuals, but I do know and preach and departure by widen per trip. The trailic is not re- the past year and, for its activities so do you who are parents, that ing Salisbury Road at the Westgular, of course, and the bulk of Ikoned the K.R.A. to "a communal the children of Kowloon are badly end from 44 feet to about 70 feet it is carried in the eight rush Oliver Twist." Speaking of the served in this respect. The ac- by putting the kerb on the South hours and amounts to approxima non-representation of Kowloon on cessible parts of King's Park are side back to the line of existing tely 3,000 per hour. the Legislative Council he said it portioned out to the adults, but the trees, thus making this important would be a gracious act on the part children's only place is practically (thoroughfare parallel for of the Government if a Kowloon the streets,

greater part of its length, which. was the evident idea of those who resident was asked to fill the next

To deal with this traffic, 1,266 Unofficial vacancy.

plapted them parallel to those on busca arrive and depart cach The meating was held in St. While the situation of the Hos-the North side. In addition today. There are about 250 ric Andrew's Church Hall, the Pre-pital is probably a most desirable this request it was suggested that shas constantly employed, about sident, Mr. W. J. Stoken, presidip one for its principal purpose, ita system of absolutely gyratory 40 private cars and about and being supported by other of leaves something of a very impor-traffic should be instituted.

motor eyeles, to, which must be ficers, members of the Committer tant nature unsatisfied. I refer to The Government response to added a large number of motor and a representative gathering of the fact that, since the closing of this was to permit the erection of lorries and military mule waggons. members.

the Government Dispensary in a commercial garage at the very

In addition to this there is n The minutes of the last meeting Nathan Road, the busy part of the narrowest part of the bottle-neck, constant stream of passengers were confirmed and in proposing suburb is without any means of the lay-out of which was so

ill from

vessels at the. Kowloon the adoption of the report and ac-affording skilled assistance In conceived that cars catering and wharves where there are seldom counts the President said.

cases of accident or sudden illness leaving it had to further obstructless, than three largo" passenger The Chairman's Speech." except at Kwong Wah hospital. the traffic during this none too liners lying alongside.

The Kowloon IIospital has only skilfully executed

The gross area in which this The Chairman addressed the one resident medical officer no that that attempt at improvement was traffic has to be manoevred is meeting as follows: Gentlemen he could not possibly leave it to a failure.

roughly 69,000 square feet, from The Report of your General niten any sudden call outside

which has to be deducted about * Committee

and

Congestion Increases. Accounts without leaving his own particular

|"11,000 square feet occupied by the Kowloon rubbed along, ricsha shelter. and the island,

A Communal "Oliver Twist." in your hands for the CUA- It is obvious that, till a second traffic increased by leaps and leaving a nett. area of 58,000 You will doubtless have noticed

of

and, resident medical officer is appoint-bounds--more and more buses square feet.

in reading the report that the fol- with your permission, I pro-ed to give some measure of relief were put into service week after The approach to this is 44 feet lowing letters, addressed to the pose to take them as rend. They to the first, the Government Hos-week, larger ferries were built wide from kerb to kerb from which Honourable Colonial Secretary deal with the past and on them pital is understaffed. This posi-aud as the traffic grew so did the has to be deducted two gutters were acknowledged and no more: our reputation must stand or fall, tion is the more acute because of congestion. A

few square

feet each 2 feet wide, thus reducing the 14th September, 1927, Street It before proposing their adopt the Government rule that no pri was taken off the end of the available width to 40 feet, part of Lighting": 19th August, 1927, fon I think a particular reference vate practitioners are permitted to ricksha shelter where it was not which is occupied during the rush "Public Pler":

15th Septem- to some of the salient pointa will attend paticuts.

an obstruction and put on the aide hours by a line of tieshas extend-1927, "Ferry Approach"; and, explain the activities of your Com-i I may, possibly, be told that cer-of it where it was."

reply ing to opposite the Fire Brigade in

our letter of mittee more clearly than was postain of the Fire Brigade staff are alble within the covers of the pub-trained in First Aid, but, without ance was at hand by the earmark-width to 17 feet,

In 1925 it was thought deliver-Station reducing the available 17th June, 1927, we were inform- ed on the 20th July, 1927, that lished report.

wishing to detract from their greating of $35,000 for improvements at :

a sessional paper would be usefulness in that respect, I sub-this place and a Sub-Committee Children's Playground. '

Issued as soon as plans were suf- mit that It hardly covers the needs got out drawings for a thoroughly

ficiently advanced, but, so far, we What we want and want argently of the large number of European new lay-out, providing for the

have received none. le more playing space for the child-residents, especially when it is re-fullest and most economical em- ren where they can play in reason-membered that, during the work-ployment of the whole available able safely from the traffic and being hours of the day, most of the space and for a proper system of near their homes. The old type of men folk are as inaccessible as the gyratory traffic, thereby ensuring houses with a piece of garden is doctor, and the women and child-greater safety to the public. rapidly vanishing to make room ren left to fend for themselves.

;

the

of the Association have been business in a state of inefficiency,

tomary length

time

Star Ferry Approach.

manoevre Mo

the

This scheme and an explanatory pamphlet (of which a copy was bound in the 1926 Report) was

for flats with nothing but a con- crete' verandah. The unfortunato part of the business is that wherei This is a moat tantalising and submitted to the C. S. P. and the there are shady trees there also fa elusive problem. We can all note Automobile Association and by traffe..

the congestion of the traffic grow-them approved, after which it The one children's playgrounding from day to day and the com- was sent to the . W. D. and there in Chatham Road is not enough nor promise which has to do duty for a lit (presumably) remains to this

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We are all quite aware that this Association has no official re- Fuad (Moss Kong Gur- and thus, except for the public cognition. It is self-constituted opinion behind it, can only be regarded as a kind of communa "Oliver Twist" continually asking for more at the hands of constitut ed authority. In other words, our World desires must be made manifest in the form of a plea or suggestion. and the particulars I have just given do not convey the idea that our pleas are any more welcome than were those of Dickens' boy hero.

Ordinary residents of the Colony have no direct representation on

and other Associations are the only means whereby matters of local interest can be placed before Government with any semblance

The traffle leaving it has to cross not only the bus and ricaha the Legislative Council and this tracks but has also to pass sharp- ly across the main entrance to the Kowloon Whaves, a very hazard- ous proceeding at all times, and a very special danger to women and children pedestrians. It is to be remembered that this is the only micans of embarkation for the greater part of the Kowloon rosidents who may be proceeding'

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That much progress has resulted Reserve Fund to vesela in harbour and the from the activities of this Asso- large number who in the elation is generally acknowledged, summer desire Lo gel to but a much closer touch with Gov- those bathing places which erament is necessary before a are so popular and necessary to satisfactory solution is reached. public health and of which there Under the present constitulion is not a sufficient number accessi- of the Legislative Council to ble without water transport. 'visualise or even to think about a On the water side, it is consi-representative, elected by the vote derably more complicated and dan-of Kowloon residents is merely a gerous, becauseboats can only dream, but, to descend to pra- approach it by a method of dodging tical politics, it would be well ir various other craft having busi- this now fully grown suburb were noes, at the Godoyns on the one represented by some one who has hand and keeping clear of the leisure hours here; one who is in home and passes at least his Ferry launches on the other.

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Hamburg children can get to it and use it Mr. B. Wylie, Vice-President, Hankow without fear and, without danger, said he knew the work Mr. Cock Harb and in a position where the traffic had done on the Committee and he Honolulu is not too congested,

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propose the incoming are dangerous and are being done Vice-President and in doing so he Away with on all railways where was reminded that, for some years ever possible, I grant that, but, past certain Chinese residents in under the severe necessity for Kowloon had been on the Com some relief in this urgent matter, mittee who had done valuable the only possible solution being of work. It gave him great pleasure the nature of a compromise and therefore to propose Mr. B. W. In this case where it is practically Tape as Vice President. Mr. Tape a station yard crossing, with no ex- had been on the Committee some press trains passing at speed, Iyears and had given every consi think that objection la disposed of deration to matters before the to a great extent, and I am on- Committee. He was very cautious couraged in the view by the fact and very wise. The proposal-was that the crossing at Holt's Whart seconded by Mr. J. M. Jack and has given satisfaction up to the carried.· ́ present,

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That serious trouble at the Ferry approach will como sooner or later, with the present tangled state of affairs, le unfortunately almost certain and it would appear that, Juntil it does, the Government will

Mr. C.E.M. Terry was elected Secrotary and Mr. Ezra Abraham, Hon. Treasurer. The Committee was constituted as follows.The Rev. W. Walton Rogers, the Rev. Horace Johnston, Messrs. C.M.

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