HONGKONG, 1921.
Extensive widenings of existing roads were carried out as follows:-
Kowloon City Road, between K.I.L. 1150 and the bridge over the stream course west of the "Hill of the King of the Sung"; from this latter point a sixty-foot width of roadway was constructed on a new alignment to the New Kowloon City-Mong-kok-tsui Road.
Salisbury Road, between Nathan and Chatham Roads. Hankow Road, between Salisbury and Peking Roads.
Argyle Street, between Coronation Road and Ho-mun-tin.
The improvements to the Taipo Road, between the third and fifth milestones, and the section of this road—and the construction of a bridge—at Ma-nin-shui were completed.
A road extension, ten feet wide, was made from the Fanling-Sheung Shui Road to the Sheung Shui police station.
A considerable amount of surfacing of the hilly portions of the Lai-chi-kok-Castle Peak, Mong-kok-tsui-Taipo, and Taipo-Fanling Roads was done.
DRAINAGE.
The construction of a nullah at Mong-kok-tsui between the Taipo Road and the Old Kowloon boundary line near Kau-lung-tong was in progress. A beginning was made with the training and diversion of the large stream course to the east of Lai-chi-kok.
WATER WORKS.
Drawings and specifications were completed and tenders invited for the large scheme of filter beds to be constructed at the eastern end of Bowen Road; the contract had not, however, been awarded at the end of the year.
An additional rising main was laid to the Peak to enable more water to be pumped up to this district, and the laying of a new 8-inch main was commenced in order to connect Shaukiwan village with the city supply system; this latter work had to be suspended for a time on account of the alterations to the Shaukiwan Road. As a temporary measure, however, a 3-inch main was put through in order to obviate any difficulties which might arise until the larger pipe could be laid.
For the supply of an additional engine and boiler, required for the Pokfulam Road pumping station, the tender of Messrs. Tangye was accepted, and the foundation plans were received at the end of the year thus enabling a commencement to be made with the extension of the station so as to provide the necessary accommodation.
Tenders were considered for an additional steam pumping set for the Taitam Tuk pumping station, but in view of the excessive price quoted as compared with an electrically driven plant, the matter was again referred home for consideration by the consulting engineers.
The laying of a 3-inch main from the Wong-nei-chong reservoir to a service tank at Repulse Bay was completed and in service early in the year.
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