Each provide several separate swimming, diving, teaching and children's paddling and play pools.
4.73. Work on one beach building at Chung Hom Kok on Hong Kong Island was commenced in conjunction with adjacent park buildings whilst a small block of departmental quarters was completed at Shek O.
4.74. Eleven public latrines and two bathhouses with attached latrines were completed in the urban area and the New Territories and four more latrines or bathhouses were under construction in various locations.
4.75. The new large permanent market at North Point was completed. This market provides 12 shops and 42 market stalls on the two lower floors with a children's playground on the roof and quarters for five market staff. Two temporary hawker markets were also completed at Cha Kwo Ling and Shau Kei Wan and construction of a further hawker bazaar at Tai Kok Tsui was in hand.
4.76. Other projects completed during the year included accommodation for the Hawker Control Force at Sham Shui Po, alterations and improvements to the City Hall, two anti-malarial stores at Kwun Tong and Lai Chi Kok, the latter including quarters, and a permanent open-air theatre at Morse Park initially completed for use in the Festival of Hong Kong in December 1969.
4.77. Commissioning of the abattoir at Cheung Sha Wan was completed early in the year and full production was put in hand. This abattoir, together with that previously completed at Kennedy Town, was designed by private architects in Britain but supervision was the responsibility of the Architectural Office.
Services Projects
4.78. During the year work on refurbishing Sham Shui Po camp was completed, thus providing further accommodation for personnel formerly using Whitfield Barracks. Improvements to several hutted camps in the New Territories were put in hand and work at two camps was completed. Refurbishing work on the Sergeants' Mess at Victoria Barracks was substantially completed, together with a new water distribution scheme within the barracks.
4.79. A primary school at Hilsea was completed and a housecraft flat and workshop at St. George's secondary school, together with playing fields, were also completed.
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