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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL,
interesting to note that the Chinese residents of Hong Kong recently subscribed a large sum for levelling a new playing field and that the work has just been completed.
The University is composed of three Faculties: 1.—Medical, which offers ample facilities for the practice of medicine. The anatomical laboratories were the gift of a Cantonese gentleman (Mr. Ng Li-hing). There is a large staff of instructors in medicine and all the principal medical practitioners in Hong Kong give lectures at the University 2.—Arts. The establishment of this faculty was largely due to the munificence of a Chinese gentleman in the Straits Settlements (Mr. Cheung Pat-sze). Its special object is to provide training suitable to those who desire to enter the public service or the higher branches of mercantile life. The course of instruction comprises English and Chinese literature, political and constitutional history, political economy, jurisprudence, and international and commercial law. 3.—Engineering. Nearly two-thirds of the students belong to this faculty. It is divided into three branches—civil, electrical and mechanical. The University has an exceptionally large equipment of machinery and apparatus, and has fourteen laboratories and workshops. There is practically no place in China where students have such an opportunity of seeing all kinds of machinery in actual working and of learning their practical management.
The University insists upon all students having a proper knowledge of their own language although instruction at the University is carried out in English. Students are required to pass an examination in written Chinese before entering, and two Chinese Professors, both Hanlin graduates, give lectures on the classics and history of China.
An account of the first congregation for conferring degrees, and of the benefactions during the year 1916 will be found under Section XI—General Observations.
V.—PUBLIC WORKS.
A large extension of the Central Police Station, by the erection of a new block of buildings fronting on Hollywood Road, to contain offices, quarters, etc., was commenced, the foundations being well advanced at the close of the year.
The masonry dam of the Tytam Tuk reservoir was constructed to an average height of about 111 feet above the stream bed (152 feet above the lowest part of the foundations), with the exception of a short length of 75 feet which was purposely kept at a lower level to form a temporary overflow.
The extension of the pumping station buildings to accommodate the additional pumping plant was completed and the erection of the pumping engines was practically completed.
Several new streets, both in the city and in Kowloon, were formed, kerbed, channelled, and surfaced.
An additional telephone cable was laid across the harbour from North Point to near the Hunghom Docks.
Upwards of 7,000 lineal feet of streams were trained in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen, Pokfulam, Sookunpo Valley, in the City and Hill