Quarters
2.70. At Mount Nicholson Gap 30 quarters for senior Government officers were finished and occupied and the remaining buildings containing 52 quarters were nearing completion.
2.71. At Happy Valley, 60 quarters for naval ratings were completed for the Royal Navy on an exchange basis.
2.72. Progress on quarters at Gascoigne Road, Wylie Road and Ede Road has already been mentioned in this report under the Medical and Police sections. In each scheme, some quarters are for non-departmental allocation.
2.73. Demolition of the former Hermitage Hostel was proceeding and contract documents were in hand for the construction of a new Government Hostel to provide service flats for 124 senior Government officers on the basis of a living room with cupboard-type kitchenette attached, bedroom and bathroom, and with communal dining, lounge and service facilities. The first project of its kind to be provided by the Government, it was designed to meet the requirements of single officers and married officers without children in the Colony. Sketch plans were in hand for a similar building at Piper's Hill in Kowloon.
2.74. Site formation was in progress and contract documents were in hand for further senior officers' married quarters at the Piper's Hill site.
2.75. A total of 90 married quarters of different grades were in course of construction at Hung Hom for officers in the Preventive Service.
2.76. Site formation and working drawings were in hand for 96 married quarters for senior officers at Magazine Gap.
2.77. A small scheme to provide married quarters and barrack accommodation for the Urban Services Department and Agriculture & Forestry Department was completed at Shouson Hill.
Multi-Storey Car Parks
2.78. The Murray Parade Ground park for 746 cars was finished and opened, while contract documents were in hand for the Tsim Sha Tsui multi-storey car park for 912 cars. Both these buildings provide accommodation at the top for Telephone Company Exchanges.
Other Buildings
2.79. Construction was in progress on a Revenue Station and quarters at Tai Lam; a combined Meteorological Station and Lighthouse at Cape...