in the United Kingdom. Details were also settled of the mail-bag chute installation.
Urban Services Department Whitfield Depot
7.09. A start was made on design details for the provision of mechanical equipment in the new Urban Services Department Depot to be built on Hong Kong Island. This will include a laundry, steam plant, disinfectors, compressed-air supply and fuelling and servicing facilities for motor vehicles of that Department.
Waglan Island
7.10. Consultations with the Marine Department and Architectural Office proceeded on the scheme to install new diesel-engined alternators on Waglan which will provide for all the power and lighting requirements on the Island. A preliminary proposal with estimate of cost was submitted to the Director of Marine.
New Government Slipway-Yau Ma Tei
7.11. Specifications were drawn up to meet the requirements of the Director of Marine for the provision of winches complete with cradles and control gear at the new Government slipways to be built at Yau Ma Tei. Details were also finalized for the provision of both power and hand-operated jib cranes of from two to ten tons capacity for installation on the quays.
Post Office Piers-mail handling
7.12. Manufacture of the equipment for the mechanical handling installation for the mechanical transfer of mail to and from mail barges at the new Post Office Pier was nearing completion in the works of a supplier in England. When completed the installation will be capable of handling up to 45 tons of mail per hour between ship and shore.
Kai Tak Airport
7.13. Three 5 KW no-break generator units were received for Kai Tak Airport and two of these units were installed in the underground Sub-station 'C' and the PAR Building respectively; the installation of the third set is pending the completion of the new Localizer Building. The H.T. ring-main system serving the airport was successfully changed from 6.6 KV to 11 KV by the Supply Company without interrupting the airport's normal activities.
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