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provide a kitchen in the Chinese married quarters and a coal-burning boiler in the Sanitary Coolies' bath-house.
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14.-Improvements to Markets, $3,600.—To provide small improvements to the markets at Shaukiwan and Whitfield and to the North Block of the Western Market.
15.-New Police Sub-Station, Blue Pool Road, $80,000. To meet Police
requirements in a rapidly developing district.
16. Alterations and Improvements to Police Stations, $25,000.—This is an inclusive sum to meet the cost of alterations and improvements to Police Stations in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories.
17. A.R.P. Headquarters, Hong Kong Improvements and Equipment, $3,000.- To meet cost of improvements and equipment considered essential by the D.A.R.P.
18.-A.R.P. Store-Racks, $650.-To meet cost of racks for respirators
and protective clothing.
19.-Lighting Devices for Government Buildings, $2,000. To meet the
cost of the D.A.R.P's. requirements.
20. Fire protection for Government Buildings, $2,000.-To meet the
cost of the D.A.R.P's. requirements.
21.-New Detention Camp, Aberdeen, $100,000.—To meet the need for providing suitable employment for detainees who will be employed in forming a reclamation. The sum is to provide a camp to house the detainees.
22.—Furniture Workshop and Store at North Point, $85,000.—To make provision for a furniture workshop at North Point to replace the existing temporary workshop at Arsenal Yard.
23.-Fire Sub-Station at Shaukiwan, $25,000. Considered essential for
efficient fire control in this neighbourhood.
24.-Kowloon Hospital Extension Site Formation, $8,000. To cover
payment of retention money on the site formation contract.
25.-New Public Mortuary and Disinfecting Station, Kowloon, $140,000.–
The present mortuary is badly situated from a health view-point while the disinfecting hulk is in a dangerous condition and cannot be repaired. The proposal is to construct a combined mortuary and disinfecting station at Taikoktsui.
26. Infectious Diseases Hospital, $500,000.—This is considered essential by the Medical Department. The site is adjacent to Kowloon Hospital.
27.-Lai Chi Kok Hospital-Conversion of dry pan to flush system, $12,500.-To provide a drainage system for the remainder of the hospital buildings. The cholera block has already been so provided.
28. Alterations and Improvements to Tsang Foo Villas, $22,000.—To provide office accommodation and quarters for the Sanitary Depart- ment in the Kowloon City area.
29.-New Police Station at Kowloon Tong, $30,000.-To meet Police
requirements in this residential area.
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31. Additions to B. F. Quarters, Lai Chi Kok, $4,500.-The existing quarters are too small. This is to meet the cost of additions con- sidered essential,
32. Experimental Agricultural Station, $150,000.-Provisional sum to cover the cost of buildings, quarters and water supply for an Experimental Agricultural Station in the New Territories.
33.-Lai Chi Kok Female Prison Mosquito gauze, $5,960.—To abate
the fly and mosquito nuisance in this prison.
34. Eight Incinerators, $4,000.--An inclusive sum from which the cost
of refuse incinerators in the New Territories is to be met.
COMMUNICATIONS.
35.-Island Roud-Reconstruction of Bridges, $18,000.-To continue the programme of making island bridges suitable for modern traffic requirements.
36. Strengthening of bus routes to carry increased traffic, $100,000.— The existing road surfacing in Hong Kong is generally quite inade- quate to carry modern traffic loads. Before double decker buses are allowed these roads will require to be strengthened.
37.-Wearing coat to Military Roads, $20,000.-To begin a programme of work to prevent the rapid deterioration of the surface of roads taken over from the Military.
38.-Improvements to Road from Kowloon to Sheung Shui, $200,000.—
To meet the cost of completing the section of the work now in hand. 39.-K.1.L. 3394 Forming access road, $23,000. To open up an area near Ma Tau Wai for portions of which applications for building land have already been received,
40.-New Territories—Reconstruction of Bridges, $10,000.—To continue the reconstruction of road bridges necessitated by modern traffic requirements.
41.-Extension of Fub Tsun Street and Tai Kok Tsui Road, $80,000. — To enable essential drainage requirements to be undertaken and make land available for sale.
42. Resurfacing Kowloon Roads. $300,000.-The main roads in Kow- loon are inadequately surfaced for modern traffic requirements. To commence a programme of resurfacing.
43.-Widening Main Road and forming footpaths between Au Tau and Yuen Long and between Yuen Long and Ping Shan, $40,000.--Long stretches of this road are formed over unstable strata and are con- tinually subsiding. To assist in the prevention of recurring surface repairs this work is necessary.
DRAINAGE AND ANTI-MALARIAL WORKS,
44.-Argyle Street Nullah reconstruction, $10,000.-The existing nullah is old and in poor condition. Heavier side walls are required to withstand effects of modern traffic loads.
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