239. Further work was carried out in the vicinity of the Hong Kong Stadium, and Cotton Path was widened to 40 feet consisting of a 20 foot footpath, an 18 foot carriageway and a 2 foot margin. These somewhat unusual widths were planned to permit the preservation of a row of trees bordering the Army Recreation Ground.
240. The junction of Tai Hang Road with Tung Lo Wan Road was redesigned and constructed to give better traffic circulation.
241. Shing Wong Street, sections of May Road, Conduit Road, Western Street, Wilmer Street, Moreton Terrace, Yun Ping Road, Yin Wa Street, Stewart Road, Belcher Street, Wanchai Gap Road, Wood Road and Victoria Road were reconstructed during the year.
242. Lengths of new road, forming part of the new Star Ferry Concourse, were also constructed.
243. The layout of the precincts of St. John's Cathedral was considerably altered. The right-of-way through the Cathedral grounds was closed and an alternative pedestrian way formed by the construction of a high-level footpath along the southern section of Murray Parade Ground to join Battery Path with Garden Road.
244. The car park on the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation's lot at Statue Square was closed and the area reinstated as a garden.
245. Minor works included the provision of new footpaths, bus bays, and the surfacing of playgrounds.
Island Roads Outside the City limits
246. After a delay of several years due to the problems of squatter clearance, work was commenced on the extension of Tin Hau Temple Road to open up new areas of land for development.
247. At Aberdeen, where development is increasing, the layout of the main street was improved following the decking of the nullah by the Drainage Office and a bus terminus with shelters was provided.
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