1920-1930
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severely at the outbreak of the boycott. Very little was done in metals but business in China Tin was fair both at the beginning and end of the year.
Public Works.-1 COMPLETED :-(a) Western Street Bath House; Concrete tank at Kennedy Town; Cross Lane Bath House; Senior Officers' quarters, Mount Gough, Architectural Office; New Queen's Pier; Kowloon Hospital; Quarters & Garage at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station; Open Market, Shanghai Street; extension to Mongkoktsui Market. (b) Road contouring hillside in Wongneichung and Tai Hang Valleys; road and path from Wanchai Gap to Middle Gap; road contouring hillside above Conduit Road; widening of Shaukiwan Road near Taikoo and of Conduit Road; service path from Magazine Gap Road to serve new sites south of Thorpe Manor; road from Taipo Market to Kam Shan. (c) Tytam pumping station extension; laying of 15" and 12" C.I. mains in Queen's Road and Eastern District; Pipers Hill Service Reservoir. (d) over 5,000' of nullahs inverted, walled and trained. (e) Reclamation at Laichikok undertaken by the Standard Oil Company of New York and the Kailan Mining Administration.
2. UNDER CONSTRUCTION :-(a) New Fire Station; Cadet Quarters in Canton; New King's College; Sisters' Quarters, Government Civil Hospital; married quarters at four Police Stations in the New Territories; reconstruction of Main Block, Victoria Hospital; Hung Hom Market extension. (b) Tai Hang Development, road construction; access Road to War Memorial Nursing Home, Stubbs Road; improving and widening road through Quarry Bay Village, Wanchai Road, Queen's Road East and Bonham Road; new road through King's Park and Cemeteries Area, Homuntin; Chatham Road extension; Waterloo Road extension from Kowloon Boundary to Foothills; Argyle Street extension to Waterloo Road; To Kwa Wan Road; Fanling-Shataukok Road. (c) Eastern District filter beds; Beacon Hill Catchwater