AnnualReport-1920

P.W.E. Hongkong.

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(4.) Road from Taitam Gap to Shek O and Cape D'Aguilar, -1st Section.—A Contract for this work was let in August to Mr. Un Ng Tsung, and, by the end of the year, satisfactory progress had been made with it. The length of this section, which is 20 ft. wide throughout, is 23/4 of a mile, the grade is 1 in 150.

1920 Estimates, $30,000.00 Total Estimates, $130,000.00 Expenditure to 1920 Expenditure, 23,846.87 31/12/20, 23,846.87

Road skirting North side of hills from Wanchai Gap to Magazine Gap.—A Contract for this work, which will have a length of 3,000 lineal feet and a width of 20 feet, was let in September, and, by the end of the year, good general progress had been made.

1920 Estimates, $20,000.00 Total Estimates, $20,000.00 Expenditure to 1920 Expenditure, 7,462.72 31/12/20, 7,462.72

(s.) Victoria Road,--Improvements and Widening.—The Public Works Committee decided not to proceed with this work. There was no expenditure under this heading.

(t.) Main Roads in City,—Surfacing with asphaltum.—The relaying, throughout the City, of the greater portion of the lower level Company's Tramway track afforded an opportunity to regulate the level of the carriageways.

The space between the two tracks, which has to be maintained by Government, was paved with similar material to that used by the Company, whilst the carriageways were resurfaced with similar material to that previously existing.

1920 Estimates, $60,000.00 1920 Expenditure, 58,895.37

(1.) General Works.-The following is a brief description of the principal works carried out under this heading.

In connection with the improvement to that part of Hollywood Road outside the New Central Police Station, referred to in paragraph 98 (o) of last year's Report, the carriageway was kerbed, channelled and surfaced with sand carpeting and the footway paved with granolithic slabs.

The improvements to the Western Entrance of the Public Gardens also referred to in the same paragraph of last year's Report were completed.

The flight of steps to give access to Kennedy Road from Queen's Road East was completed.

At the junction of Lower Albert and Garden Roads, a considerable improvement was made to prevent congestion of traffic.