(i) At Kowloon Station, No. 3 Road platform was extended by 300 feet and platforms for Nos. 4, 5 and 6 Roads were extended by 200 feet each, making a total length of 1,100 feet for each platform.
(ii) At University Station, the loop line platform was lengthened
by 100 feet to a total length of 1,120 feet.
(iii) At Fanling Station, the main line platform was extended by 90 feet and the loop line one by 170 feet, thus lengthening the platforms to 870 feet and 890 feet respectively.
(iv) At Sheung Shui Station, the platform was lengthened by 200
feet to a total length of 964 feet.
(d) To facilitate handling of goods and improve the flow of vehicular traffic, the roads, loading and turning areas of the yard at Praya Siding at Kowloon Station were surfaced. The work included timber decking of 388 feet of the track in No. 1 Road, 1,147 square yards of tarmacadam surfacing and 850 square yards of cement concrete surfacing.
(e) To prevent stone throwing at trains, 360 linear yards of chain link wire fence were erected around the South Portal of Beacon Hill Tunnel.
53. Railway Land. The following areas of railway land were let on permits for various purposes:
Description
Club House and Sport Ground
Motor Car Garage and Service Station Storage
***
Cultivation and Gardening...
Various Other Purposes
Total
Área Sq. Ft.
Annual Rental
$
126,936
20.00
20,768
18,691.00
14,892
***
10,539.00
922,088
3,640.00
253,599
29,099.00
1,338,283
61,989.00
54. Advertising Space. Advertising space let during the year was 9,330 square feet to a total value of $296,107.72.
STAFF
55. The establishment of the railway as at 31st March, 1968 was as follows:
189 Pensionable officers
548 Non-pensionable officers
737
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