Accommodation is provided for 204 men. Cells are provided for Chinese males and females, European males and females and juveniles. The married quarters consist of a separate block containing 12 five-roomed flats.
20. Block Houses in New Territories. Police Block Houses at Shatin, Sai Kung, Castle Peak and Tsun Wan were completed. The plans of each building are identical and the accommodation consists of offices, barrack accommodation for 30 men, two flats for a Sub-Inspector and the Officer-in-charge, garage accommodation and a drill yard.
21. Kam Tin Block House. The site for a new Block House at Kam Tin was chosen early in 1951 and preliminary drawings were commenced.
22. Police Rank and File Quarters, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong. The site for these new married quarters is that of the old Queen's College which was demolished during the war and has now been rebuilt at Causeway Bay. The scheme comprises two blocks of flats, garages for Police vehicles, a grocery shop and a recreation centre.
23. There are 196 Living Units-each comprising a living-bedroom-size 23' 0" x 12' 8", with a private verandah, private kitchen and yard with drying lines for laundry. Communal lavatories and communal laundries are provided on each floor.
24. A number of the living units have been so designed that they may be combined to form a two-roomed unit for senior N.C.O.'s.
25. One block is eight storeys high and the other seven storeys high; the buildings are of reinforced concrete bearing wall construction with corridor access to each living unit. One lift has been installed in each block.
26. Work was commenced in May 1950, and is due to be completed early in April 1951. The erection of the Recreation Centre was started in March 1951.
27. Police Rank and File Quarters, Canton Road, Kowloon. Working drawings were commenced early in 1951 for a further block of Rank & File Quarters in Kowloon. The scheme comprises three eight-storey blocks totalling 375 living units. The plans of individual units are basically the same as those provided on the Hollywood Road site but minor improvements have been made. The plans also include a co-operative shop, medical clinic, recreation centre, children's playground and garages for Police vehicles.
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