1938

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Taipo Market; re-instating surface and tarpainting road between Taipo Shui Wai and Lam Tsuen Village Bridge; widening and surfacing for heavy traffic road between Taipo Market Bridge and Taipo Railway Tunnel; filling in catchwater, laying cement concrete flat channel and re-instating road edges, Taipo Road near Kowloon Reservoir.

The following are particulars of the areas laid-

Surface dressing (tarpaint)
Surface dressing (tartops)
New dry macadam surfacing
21" granolithic paving
New tarred macadam Square yards.
34,022
152
16,715
1,078
6,225

A traffic census taken on some of the main roads during a twelve-hour period (8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) gave the following results which are shown compared with the 1937 figures.

Points where Census was taken 1937 1938 Cars & Lorries
Motor and Cycles
Buses Cars & Lorries
Motor and Cycles
Buses Taipo Road at junction with Castle Peak Road. 223
156 291
209 Taipo Market 131
123 164
143 Fanling Cross Roads:- Sha Tau Kok Road 40
69 69
97 Sheung Shui Road 54
75 83
123 Fanling Road to Golf Club 107
97 155
148 Un Long:- To Sheung Shui side 73
181 129
252 To Castle Peak side 68
231 126
302 Castle Peak Road at Tsun Wan 226
220 369
386 Castle Peak Road at Prison 265
221 373
431

Expenditure $69,939.89

96. Maintenance of Telephones:-Lines and instruments were maintained in good order. Repairs were carried out to submarine cable between Lantau and Cheung Chau.

Expenditure $4,353.47

97. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.:-Sewers, storm water drains, trained nullahs and concrete channels were cleansed, repaired, and maintained in good condition.

Expenditure $453.50

98. Street Lighting:-The total number of electric street lamps in use at the end of the year was 63, an increase of 31 over the previous year.

Expenditure $2,095.63