HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
known that the virus type responsible was exclusively type 'A' and no cases occurred amongst foreign bred dairy cattle.
By-products Plant. The burning of meat, offal and carcases, condemned in the two urban slaughterhouses as unfit for human food, has long been considered wasteful and costly. Plans for the new central abattoir incorporate modern plant for the conversion of this material into meat and bone meal for livestock feed and inedible fat for soap manufacture. In September of this year a complete but small scale dry rendering plant, intended as a prototype for the main installation to provide experience in operating this type of machinery, was set up adjacent to the Kennedy Town slaughter- house. This pilot plant has successfully processed an average of 12 tons of condemned meat daily and the quality of the resultant products has easily reached trade standards.
Parks and Gardens
The Gardens Division of the Urban Services consists of two sections, one of which is concerned with practical horticulture and the other with the botanical work of the Colony.
The horticultural section is responsible for the maintenance and development work of the Botanic Gardens and Government House grounds; all public turfed and non-turfed recreation areas and children's playgrounds in the urban areas; most grounds of Government schools, offices, hospitals, and quarters; and the grassed areas of the airport. In the upkeep of
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