2.75. Construction also started at Kennedy Road on a building to provide 124 service flats for senior Government officers, each comprising a living room with kitchen recess, a bedroom and bathroom, together with communal dining, lounge and service facilities.
2.76. A total of 90 married quarters of different grades were under construction at Hung Hom for personnel in the Preventive Service, and sketch plans were prepared for 110 more of the lower-grade quarters at North Point.
Other Buildings
2.77. Work was completed on a Revenue Station, barracks and Inspectors' quarters at Tai Lam and on Quarantine Kennels at Kowloon.
2.78. Construction was in progress for a multi-storey car park at Tsim Sha Tsui which will provide accommodation for 912 cars together with a Hong Kong Telephone Co. exchange on the top floor and shops and offices on the ground and mezzanine floors.
2.79. Construction was starting on the small Air Radio Station at Tathong Point and working drawings were in hand for an Animal Quarantine Depot near Castle Peak.
MAINTENANCE SECTION
Maintenance of Government Buildings
2.80. Routine maintenance programmes were carried out on 198 Government buildings and Government leased buildings. The total expenditure on maintenance amounted to $6,454,042, an increase of $453,542 on the previous year.
Alterations, Additions and Improvements
2.81. A total of 262 items were carried out costing $662,367, an increase of $120,367 on the previous year.
Priority Works during water emergency period
2.82. During the water emergency, 24 deep bore wells were drilled, feeding 5 depots to supply water for sale for industrial purposes.
2.83. Regular deliveries by tanker lorries of salt water for flushing purposes were made to 27 schools and similar buildings with communal toilet facilities.
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