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Sub-head 13.-Additional Public Latrines, $50,000.—This is an inclusive sum provided to meet the cost of additional latrines which may be requested by the Urban Council.
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14.--New Girls Reforinatory, $5,000.—It is proposed to provide a Reforma- tory or Resette Home for young prostitutes, which would be managed by the Salvation Army. No definite site has yet been selected and meantime only a token sum is considered necessary,
15.-New Public Health Centres, $100,000.-Health centres have been
requested by Ilon. Director of Medical Services at St. Peter's Church, Sham Shui Po, Tsun Wan, etc.
16.-Mental Hospital ---Additions and Improvements. $2,500.-To improve ventilation to kitchen, provide water storage and additional lavatory accommodation.
17.-Leper Settlement-4 new huts with lavatories. $16,000,–It is pro- posed to erect 4 huts with lavatory accommodation at Kennedy Town.
18.-Kowloon Hospital Extension Site Formation, $80,000.-This work provides for the future extension of the present hospital and also for the proposed Infectious Diseases Hospital.
19.--New Infectious Diseases Hospital, $50,000.—The Honourable Director of Medical Services has stressed the necessity for this Hospital. A site is now being prepared adjacent to the Kowloon Hospital.
20.-New Public Mortuary-Kowloon, $50,000.-The present mortuary is inadequate and badly sitttated from a health point of view. It also occupies a valuable building site,
21.-New Queen's College, $5,000. No site has yet been decided upon and it is unlikely a Contract will be let in 1940. The sum provided is to cover the cost of any investigational work necessary.
22.-New Vernaculur Girls College, $50,000.—This building will be known as the Eastern District Vernacular Girls School and will replace the present Vernacular Normal School for women which occupies rented premises in Lee Garden Street. A site has been selected in Eastern Hospital Road, Soo Kun Poo.
23.-New Teachers Training College, $235,000. -It is proposed to construct this College on the site of the old Diocesan Boys School, Bonham Road.
24.—Hong Kong Prison, Stanley—Additions and Improvements, $10,000,— This sum is required to meet certain alterations and extensions con- sidered necessary by the Commissioner of Prisons.
25-Botanical and Forestry Buildings-Alterations and Improvements, $2,400. This sum includes for the provision of a drying room and enclosing an office verandah.
26.—Breezy Point Quarters-Car Park, $5,000.—The Honourable Commis- sioner of Police recommends the provision of this accommodation—at present officers leave their cars in Park Road and cause congestion.
27.-Postal Kiosks:-
(a) Shaukiwan, $3,700.—The licenced stamp vendor in Shau- kiwan does not wish to continue the business. A postal kiosk is therefore necessary.
(b) Tsun Wan. $3.700. The kiosk at Tsun Wan is considered
necessary by the P.M.G,
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Sub-head 28.-Two Public Latrines at Tai 0, $10,000.-These are considered neces-
sary by the District Officer, South.
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29.-Island Road-Reconstruction of Bridges, $10,000.-To continue the programme of making island bridges suitable for modern traffic requirements.
30.-Tin Hau Temple Road Extension, $50,000.--An extension of this
road will open up many desirable building areas for some of which X applications have already been received.
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31.-May Road widening Aigburth Hall to Conduit Road, $55,000.—This is considered a most necessary improvement. There is great traffic congestion beyond Aigburth Hall and a through motor read to Conduit. Road is very desirable.
32.-Magazine Gap Road widening between Bowen Road and May Road, $20,000. This section of road is marrow and leaves little room for pedestrians. It is proposed to construct a footpath, where practicable, and to improve certain bends.
33.—('auseway Bay Road-Raising and widening including strengthening seawall, $80,000.-To raise and widen the length of road between Causeway Bay tram terminus and King's Road to approved levels. This will involve partial reconstruction of the existing seawall,
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Mount Cameron Development-New 20 feet road (Sections A-B and B-C), $55,000,-Government has decided to encourage building X development on Mount Cameron where there are numerous desirable building sites. An access road to the higher levels of Mount Cameron is essential and it is proposed meantime to proceed with the two lower sections of the road which will open up approx. 12 building sites. 35.-Improvements to Road from Kowloon to Muk Fu Ferry, $500,000.-
The sum provided is for the reconstruction of the section between the Sham Shui Po and the Kowloon Reservoir. This section at present is extremely tortuous and is quite unsuitable for modern traffic. 36.—K.I.L. 3394--Forming access roads, $10,000.—To facilitate develop- ment and to give direct access from Ma Tau Wai Road to Argyle Street.
37-New Territories Roads -Reconstruction of Bridges, $50,000.-To
continue the programme to make these roads suitable for modern X traffic. Many of the bridges are now approaching the dangerous state and require reconstruction.
38.—Castle Pyek Road-Realignment near Tsun Wan, $19,000.--To con-
tinue diversion work necessitated by the adjoining reclamation.
39.-Road to Fanling Volunteer Camp, $8,000.—The improvement of this road has been requested by the Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
DRAINAGE AND ANTI-MALARIAL WORKS.
40.-North Point Reclamation--Sewer extension, $5,000. —To continue
work as filling in progresses.