Possible Scheme to Provide for Transport of Lorries and Motorcars Is the sime not far distant when there will be an, effiefent service across the harbour providing for the transport of lorries and motor cars well as, passengers? (asks the Hongkong "China Mi When, in March 1925, the Govern nient wrote to the Chamber of Commerce tha: it regarded the institu tion of " vehicular ferry across the harbour as a work of considerable urgency and the then Colonial Seeretary stated that the Government hoped to proceed with the work once, it was generally anticipated that' a year would see the scheme well in hand.
'A "China Mail" representative who made enquiries as to how matters stood +0 date was informed that a certain amount of work thad been done in connee: on with the ts" one and the Government intended pressing on with it at the earliest possible moment. As a question is to be asked at next Council meeting and a full report will then be submitted, i: is not possible at the moment' to go into particulars as to whet work has been put in hand and what else it is intended to accomplish in the immediate future,
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