PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS
On account of the high intensity of rainfall experienced during the summer months storm-water culverts and channels have to be large despite their comparatively short lengths and many are uncovered and occupy valuable space in the roadways. During the year many of these open 'nullahs' on roads in built up areas were decked or culverted to improve traffic conditions.
A scheme was approved for the extension of Kai Tak Airport on land to be reclaimed from the sea and the preparation of contract drawings was nearing com- pletion. Further details of the new airport are given in Chapter 15.
The majority of new Government buildings com- menced or completed during the year were for the Education, Medical and Police Departments. Primary schools at Sha Tau Kok, North Point and Sai Ying Pun were completed, while extensions to the Ellis Kadoorie School were nearing completion. Working drawings for a new secondary school in Kowloon were completed and sketch plans for a primary school at Tsun Wan were made. For the Medical Department, clinics at Wanchai and Tsun Wan were completed. Building work on the Sisters' Quarters, Queen Mary Hospital and the new Tsan Yuk Hospital made good progress and drawings were in hand for the custodial home (part of the new mental hospital project), Yaumati Market, a maternal and child health clinic at Homuntin, and the Queen Mary Hospital housemen's quarters and casualty station. The public latrine and market pro- grammes were continued. A new police headquarters, a marine police station and major extensions to Sham Shui Po Police Station were completed. Good progress
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