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NEW KOWLOON.
Buildings.
Sub-head 55.—Married Quarters, Lai Chi Kok Prison, $12,000. The work on this contract is completed and this vote is to meet the release of retention
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money.
56.-New Female Prison, Lai Chi Kok, $71,000. Required to complete and
meet release of retention money.
General Works.
57 —Roads, $50,000. To meet expenditure for road surfacing, kerbing and channelling roads made necessary by new development and constructing footpaths thereto.
58.-Drainage (a) Training Nullahs, $50,000, makes provision for stream
course training in Cheung Sha Wan.
(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Work, $124,000. Required for Sewers and stormwater Drains in areas under develop- ment.
59.-Miscellaneous, $3,000. The vote provides funds for various small
works and contingencies which arise during the year.
60.-Water Works, $4,000. To provide minor extension to subsidiary water mains in areas under development and miscellaneous minor works.
61.-Port Works, $500. Expenditure necessary in connection with pre- liminary investigations for proposed harbour works, foreshore dumping
etc.
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Communications.
62.-Approach Road to New Kowloon Urning Cemetery, $1,800. The new cemetery is situated on the foothills to the East of Kai Tack Reclamation and replaces the old Tai Shek Ku Urning Ground.
Miscellaneous.
63.-Filling in areas N.W. of Nan Chang Street and West of Tai Po Road, $15,000. To provide access to developed building land and to improve the drainage and sanitary conditions of this district which is being raised to Town Planning levels.
64-Refuse Dump at Cheung Sha Wan, $8,500. To continue facilities for
the disposal of refuse collected by the Sanitary Department.
The area
65.-Surfacing area adjoining Shamshuipo Market, $2,200.
requires surfacing in order to maintain it in a sanitary condition.
66.-Chinese Cemeteries-Laying out new areas, $3,000. To provide new
burial areas in existing cemeteries.
67-Rewiring Laichikok Prison, $4,600. To replace defective and
dangerous electric wiring in this building.
68.-Back Lane Service Pipes, $12,500. Provides for extensions to water
service pipes in newly developed properties.