4. It is suggested that if any regulations are required they should take the form of demarcating certain lines of approach and specifying certain alighting areas. Wing Commander, for D.O.I. 1.7.20 8 APRIL 1920 HONGKONG ANSWERS TO QUESTIONNAIRE Provisional Starting and Landing Places – Seaplanes. Excellent anchorages for flying boats all round the Island and the Canton River as far as Macao. Existing Air Services. Air Service starting here consisting of Curtiss Flying Boats H.16. English Company in name but majority of capital is French and Portuguese and it is little influenced by British money. Prospects for Air Services for Mail or Passenger Traffic. Excellent prospects of running flying boats service for mail and passenger traffic. River boat is the only means of communication up to now and services can be made very quickly by air. New Air Routes Projected. Macao Aerial Transport Company contemplate running to Shanghai and already have sheltered water mooring stations at Swatow, Amoy, Foochow; also at Macao there are sheltered water stations and workshops. Hangars are being erected. Good accommodation is available at this place. Factories Capable of Repairing Damaged Aircraft. Factories exist at Macao and in my opinion Chinese labour can be had very cheaply and they can soon be taught sail making and carpentry and should make very good riggers and fitters. (We had some experience of these Chinese riggers and fitters in Mesopotamia and we found them excellent.) Factories exist which can easily be adapted for all classes of aviation work.
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