typhoon signal masts, air raid warning sirens, sound recording equipment, etc. was carried out satisfactorily.
184. Notable major wiring installations completed during the year included two 480 H.P. and one 405 H.P. electric motors at the temporary Tai Po Water Pumping Station; two 370 H.P. electric motors at the Kau Wa Kang Water Pumping Station and 48 electric motors and associated switchgear at Mount Butler Roads Office Quarry. Altogether a total of 297 new wiring installations and major repairs and alterations involving 4,018 lighting points and 893 power points were carried out at various locations including Water Pumping Stations at Botanical Gardens, Elliot, Aberdeen, Tsuen Wan, Kau Wa Kang and Tai Po; Water Filtration Plant at Tsuen Wan; G.P.O. Bridge and Pier; New Star Ferry Piers at Hong Kong and Kowloon; and Custodian Wharf, etc. Vehicle actuated traffic control lights were installed at 6 major road junctions in various parts of the Island. In addition, 1,684 maintenance visits were made, 8,168 faults repaired, 1,008 installations tested and 454 minor repairs carried out on wiring installations.
185. The Electrical Workshop was fully employed during the year. 13,131 maintenance visits were made, 3,740 faults attended to, 4,856 minor repairs were carried out and 2,728 major jobs were carried out on domestic appliances and other electrical plant. 768 new installation tests were completed. In addition, the construction and installation of new typhoon signal masts located on Police Stations at Stanley, Aberdeen and Sha Tau Kok were completed.
186. At the end of the year, 64 lifts were in service in various Government buildings and 21 of these were directly maintained, repaired and serviced by this section. Lifts newly installed and completed under contract during the year included 1 at Western Police Station Rank and File Quarters, 1 at New District Offices Shamshuipo, 2 at Argyle Street Government Quarters, and 2 at the main block New Government Offices. In addition, 6 lifts in the former Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Flats in Kowloon, now taken over by Government, were added to the total requiring maintenance.
187. Electrical contract specifications were prepared on behalf of the Port Works Office for wiring installations in the New Star Ferry Piers and for the Roads Office at the Mount
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