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F/G flats and one grade E flat for married officers on the second floor. A hose tower and workshop are provided in the station yard.
35. Standard working drawings for the superstructures were put in hand and were nearing completion by the end of March. Drawings of site works, drainage, and piling will be required to suit the various sites selected.
Castle Peak Hospital. Medical Department
36. A comprehensive description of the requirements for this Mental Hospital was included in last year's report.
37. Delays were experienced in the contract for the first phase. This included site formation, the construction of the Custodial Home, and one block of quarters for the temporary occupation of staff administering the Custodial Home. The contract was finally completed in February.
38. Work proceeded in the preparation of working drawings for the large number of hospital buildings and quarters to be erected in phase two. Provision has been made for the future extension of the hospital to 1,000 beds.
Kowloon General Hospital and Quarters.
39. This large scheme, for which sketch designs were prepared for the Hong Kong Government by Messrs. Easton and Robertson, Chartered Architects, London, was described in the 1954/55 report. It consists of a fully equipped general hospital of approximately 1,300 beds, with Sisters' and Nurses' Quarters and Training School, and will rank amongst the largest and best equipped in the British Commonwealth.
40. Sketch designs had been approved in the previous year, and these were handed to the Architectural Office for further detailed study.
41. During the year, an architectural team of three Architects and three Assistant Architects was built up to deal with the whole project, and they were joined by a Medical Officer to advise on detailed requirements.
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