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The excavation for the extension of the Dock Company's No. 1 Dock at Hunghom was in progress throughout the year as was also the construction of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company's Office.
The reconstruction of the southern, or old, portion of the Hongkong Hotel was begun, the demolition of the old buildings being completed and foundations for the new building, which is to be of steel-frame construction, begun.
Among other works of less magnitude which have been commenced or completed during the year the following may be mentioned:
Works commenced.—12 houses on M.L. 29, Queen's Road East.
5 European houses on Shaukiwan I.L. 409 in connection with Quarry Bay Shipyard.
6 houses on Shaukiwan I.L. 1780.
Works completed.—Club House for the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
Victoria Recreation Club.
Godowns and tenement houses (16 houses) on P.R.M.L. 57. 10 houses on K.M.L. 29, Yaumati.
3 houses on K.I.L. 1076, Mongkoktsui.
13 houses on N.K.I.L. 21, Sham Shui Po.
Godown on Shaukiwan I.L. 1580.
4 houses on M.L.s 78, 79, 80 and 206, Western District of City.
36. Fires. Four somewhat serious fires occurred in Victoria and one at Lai Chi Kok.
37. Reclamations.—The following is a statement of the private reclamation works in progress during the year:
M.L. 293, Shaukiwan Road, Completed. Area. Sq. ft. 49,950 K.M.L. 85, To Kwa Wan, 140,000 K.M.L. 89 (extension of K.M.L. 49), Yaumati, 264,000* N.K.M.L. 2, Lai Chi Kok, In progress. 345,928 N.K.M.L. 3, Lai Chi Kok, 140,250 N.K.I.L. 26, Shamshuipo, 22,500Very little reclamation work was done in the case of N.K.M.L. 3 as a considerable section of the lot was above high water mark and this area was utilized for the erection of the buildings.
The areas stated are those of the lots which in several cases extend for some distance further inland than old high water mark and, though largely so, are not therefore exclusively reclaimed from the sea. In some cases additional areas beyond those stated have to be reclaimed for roads.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
38. Maintenance of Buildings.—The buildings upon which any considerable sum was expended were the following:
Queen's College—General repairs and painting throughout, also reconstructing verandah floors, renewing a considerable portion of the roof timbers and reconstructing ceilings to class rooms.
Government Civil Hospital:
A Block—Limewashing, colourwashing and cleaning down paintwork internally.
Superintendent's Quarters,
Staff Quarters....
Assistant Analyst's Quarters,
Miscellaneous repairs,
$11,769 $ 860 4,244 526 361 525 6,516* This area was wrongly stated as 165,000 sq. ft. in last year's report.