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soon. Recent research on various problems relating to toxaemias of pregnancy include the study of hepatic lesion in eclampsia, and an investigation is being done on fibrinolysis in accidental haemorrhage.
An electrolytic tank has been built in the Department of Civil Engineering for solving field problems in various branches of engineering. A long term research programme using the tank will cover the fields of soil mechanics and the theory of elasticity, as well as the usual electric and magnetic fields.
Architectural research includes housing in Kowloon and the New Territories, the development of fishing communities, and the history of the theories of design.
For meteorological research, see under Royal Observatory, page 228.