Maintenance of Government buildings.
98. A planned programme on the maintenance of Government buildings was carried out during the year. Approximately $3,600,000 were spent on 213 buildings, the major ones being Fire Brigade Building, Supreme Court, Park Road Police Quarters, Yaumati Police Station and Caine Road Police Quarters.
Alterations, additions and improvements.
99. Some 225 works on alterations and additions to the value of $449,000 were carried out. Among works in this category were the addition of lavatories to the Police Training School at Aberdeen, the conversion of the basement at the Education Department Headquarters into offices; alterations to Clementi Middle School, the conversion of Shap Long Welfare Centre to a sick bay, the erection of a fence around Kowloon Junior School and the improvements to lighting in Yaumati Government School.
Domestic and office appliances.
100. $487,000 were spent on appliances supplied to quarters and offices. Three quarters of this amount was expended on appliances for new buildings erected during the year.
101. Numerous other small works were carried out on Defence votes and other funds.
Works carried out for Government Departments by Authorized Architects.
102.
The following works were in hand:—
(a) Co-operative & Marketing
Quarters for Marketing Co-operative. Mr. W. Szeto
(b) Education
Caine Road Primary School
Shaukiwan Primary School
Tai Hang Tung Primary School
Jordan Road Primary School
Canton Road Primary School
Hung Hom Primary School
Eastern Hospital Road School
Messrs. Hsin Yieh
Messrs. Luke Engineering
Mr. W. Szeto
Mr. N. J. Chien
Mr. W. H. Kwan
Messrs. Chau & Lee
Mr. T. C. Yuen
(c) Judiciary
Messrs. Palmer & Turner
Magistrates Courts at Causeway Bay and Sai Ying Pun
Magistrates Courts North Kowloon and New Territories
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