Harbour, Warehouse, Rail and Transport Facilities Archaic and Uneconomical: Settlements Nondeseript, Haphazard and Inadequate Preliminary plans for the development of Greater Shanghai and the port of Woosung and for the crea tion of a new city to the north of the International Settlement drawn up by the Greater Shanghai City Planning Commission were published recently in the "North-China Daily News."
In view of the importance of the project, the Comission deemed it advisable to obtain as much expert opinion as possible, with the result: that Mr. Asa E. Phillips, a consulting engineer from Washington, D.C, was recently invited to, come to Shanghai to study and criticize the plans. Mr. Phillips is widely known in America for his city planning work and the Greater Shanghai Municipality are reported to consider themselves fortunate in securing his services. At present consulting engineer for the Greater Washington Area, Mr. Phillips has had much experience city planning work, he having been connected with the planning of Philadelphia, Northern New Jersey, igo and Los Angeles. Upon his return to Washington, Mr. Phil. lips will write a detailed report but the following are excerpts of interesting letter which he has addressed to Mr. Dayu Doon, advisor to the Groat Shanghai City Planning Commission:—
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