Alterations, Additions and Improvements
103. Two hundred and fifty-four works costing $640,000 were approved. These included:
(1) Installation of a water supply to Pak Fu Shan, Nga Yiu and Pak Hok Chau observation posts.
(2) Electric supply outlets for the X-Ray Mobile Unit.
(3) Improvement to ventilation, Kowloon Post Office.
(4) Additional Boiler-house at Tsan Yuk Hospital.
(5) Provision of footpath access between Tai Hang Tung resettlement area and Yau Yat Chuen Estate.
(6) Alterations to queue rail, etc. at the Motor Vehicle Licensing Office.
(7) Improvement to ventilation at Stanley Prison Workshops and Laundry.
(8) Improvement to ventilation to the Sorting Office in the G.P.O. basement.
(9) Installation of emergency generators at Hong Kong Government Stadium.
(10) Installation of additional lighting to the roof playground at Hollywood Road Government School.
(11) Construction of new oil-fired stove at Happy Valley Welfare Centre.
(12) Provision of fly-screening to Tai Po Health Centre.
(13) Alterations to the Electric Machines Laboratory at Technical College.
104.
MISCELLANEOUS MAINTENANCE
White ant inspections were carried out on 226 buildings, 7 more than last year.
105. The very heavy rain necessitated an expenditure of $1,510,000 on rainstorm damage, an increase of $1,404,000 on the previous year.
WORKS CARRIED OUT BY PRIVATE ARCHITECTS
106. In continuation of previous policy, architects in private practice were appointed to undertake a further 35 projects. Together with those in hand from the previous year, this makes a total of 61 projects being handled during the year under review.
107. The financial and administrative control of these projects remains with the Public Works Department, which maintains close liaison between the client departments and the private architects through an architect in the department.
108. The following 3 schools were completed:
(1) Yu To Sang Memorial School (a twenty-four-classroom primary school) (Hsin Yieh Architects and Associates);
(2) Canton Road Primary School (a twenty-four-classroom primary school) (Mr. W. H. Kwan); and
(3) Extensions to Ellis Kadoorie School (a twenty-four-classroom primary school) (Professor J. S. L. Woo).
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