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The Loco sheds, foundry, tinsmith shop, battery house and garages were thoroughly repaired.
A bath house and a latrine were built for use of the workshop staffs.
A 12 ft. span slab-bridge in the Loco Yard was re-
constructed.
77. Turntable. A 30 metre turntable, with electric and hand operated turning gears, was erected in the Loco Yard at Hung Hom. The concrete pit was done by contract, while the The whole steelwork was erected by the railway workshops. cost was approximately $252,633.00.
78. Weighbridge. A new weighbridge of 80,000 kilo- gramme capacity, with tape and ticket printing steelyards, was erected at Kowloon Station. This machine together with its foundation and cabin cost approximately $44,685.00.
re-
79. Godowns. Messrs. Marsman H.K. (China) Ltd., moved their two big godowns from railway land at Hung Hom on May 1949.
A Government rice godown 70' x 564' is being erected on railway land at Hung Hom Reclamation.
80. Land. The following areas of railway land Kowloon and Hung Hom were leased for various purposes:----
472,998 s.f. for military purposes.
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179,771
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storage purposes.
10,779
motor car service.
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6,000 3,000
a Bible Auditorium.
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a film-titling studio.
81. Advertising space. The following spaces were let to local advertising companies:---
Inside Kowloon Station
Outside Kowloon Station
Opposite Nathan Road
Waterloo Road Bridge
Argyle Street Bridge
519 s.f.
1,279 1,069
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1,207
732 39 1,093
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Prince Edward Road Bridge Miscellaneous
67
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82. Typhoon and rain-storm. Due to heavy rains, a minor slip occurred in Gill's cutting on 14.7.49. Railway traffic was slightly delayed.
The typhoon and rainstorm of 8.9.49 did $55,547.10 worth of damage to cuttings, banks and buildings,