Q 17
B. O. Work.
A Vermilion Factory and residential quarters on I.L. 2258, Whitfield, were completed.
The erection of a large Cigarette Factory on I.L. 1815, Bowrington, was commenced.
Some extensions to the Tung Wah Mortuary at Sandy Bay were completed.
Work was started in connection with the erection, on M.L. 103, Section B, in Des Voeux Road Central, of a large extension to the Hongkong Bank.
The demolition of No. 4, Queen's Road Central, on I.L. 291A, with a view to the erection of a large block of offices, was commenced.
The erection of 18 European houses on I.L.'s 145 and 146 in Wyndham Street and Arbuthnot Road and of 14 European houses on I.L.'s 1923, 1945 and 2072, Fung Wong Terrace, Wanchai, was completed.
The erection of 20 Chinese houses on M.L. 43, R.P., Praya East and Spring Gardens Lane, was completed.
A building on I.L. 76, Upper Albert Road, belonging to the Church Missionary Society and known as St. Paul's Hostel, was completed.
A block comprising 18 residential flats, on K.I.L. 574, Hanoi Road, was commenced.
The following is a summary of the smaller works which have been completed or commenced during the year, in addition to the larger ones specifically mentioned above:
Works completed.
Hongkong Kowloon European houses 23 11 Chinese houses in Victoria 32 7 Hongkong Villages 158 Yaumati and Mongkoktsui 13 Taikoktsui 20 67 Shamshuipo 2 Kowloon Villages 13besides numerous buildings of a non-domestic character in Hongkong and Kowloon.
Works commenced.
Hongkong Kowloon European houses 39 (including 1 in the Peak District) 23 Villages 4 Chinese houses in Victoria 33 11 Hongkong Villages 122 Yaumati and Mongkoktsui 19 Taikoktsui 8 35 Shamshuipo 2 Kowloon Villages 35besides numerous buildings of a non-domestic character in Hongkong and Kowloon.