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CEMETERIES.
The damage consisted of the washing out of much of the new terracing, the scouring of the walls of an untrained nullah, and the bursting of the old dam at the entrance causing large quantities of earth and stone to be washed out from the bed of the nullah. Considering the extent of the cemetery area, the damage may be regarded as light.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Roads.
These did not suffer to the same extent as those in the Island. Forty-nine roads, streets and lanes were affected, but apart from the heavy accumulations of earth and mud due to landslips washed on to them, involving heavy cost for removal, the damage sustained by scouring may be regarded as comparatively slight. The roads most affected
were:-
Gascoigne Road, Nathan Road,
Chatham Road.
Telephones.
Lines and circuits suffered to a very slight extent.
DRAINAGE.
No damage of any importance was caused to the nullahs. Here again the heavy expenditure entailed was due to the removal of the great mass of sand and spoil deposited by the water.
RECREATION GROUNDS.
At King's Park landslips occurred, while embankments and concrete channels sustained damage.
RETAINING WALLS.
These were not affected, but the turfed embankments at the Kowloon Hospital suffered somewhat badly.
WATERWORKS.
It is satisfactory to record here that only minor damages occurred.
New Kowloon.
BUILDINGS.
No damage of any importance occurred. The premises concerned were the Branch Prisons at Laichikok, and the Police Stations at Kowloon City and Shamshuipo. In the case of the former, the damage affected the Boundary Wall, chanuels, fence, etc.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Roads.
Only three roads were involved, and the damage caused to them was inconsiderable. A path at Kaulungtong, however, owing to its situation adjacent to a stream course, suffered very badly and necessitated the expenditure of a somewhat large sum for its reinstatement.
Telephones.
As in the case of Kowloon, the small damage was to the lines and circuits.
Only very slight damage occurred.
DRAINAGE.
WATERWORKS.
The damage, which affected the embankments, Filter Beds, and the property of the Waterworks generally, was to a fair extent only, but numerous landslides and rock falls occurred at Beacon Hill Catchwater entailing expenditure for removal.