Resumptions.
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Improvements of Public Streets.
42. In addition to the widening schemes included in the above schedule, plans have been prepared and approved for widening numerous other streets.
The general policy adopted is to acquire the land required for widening purposes when rebuilding takes place. Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central are being dealt with in this way.
A list of the principal streets for which widening schemes have been approved during the year is given below:-
Queen's Road Central from Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to Central Market (amended line).
Queen's Road Central from Jubilee Street to Bonham Strand,
Bonham Strand.
Catchick Street.
Kowloon City Road.
Salisbury Road.
Hankow Road.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
HONGKONG.
43. Maintenance of Buildings.—The buildings generally were kept in a good state of repair, a number of them being renovated throughout in accordance with the recurring programme. The expenditure amounted to $96,336.44.
44. Improvements to Buildings. The principal improvements to buildings carried out under this heading comprised the construction of carriage-way to Government House, conversion of a classroom at Queen's College into a practical Chemical Laboratory, improvements to the Quarters of the Deputy Superintendent of Police at Central Police Station, installation of trough closets at the No. 7 Police Station, constructing boundary wall and renewing cement concrete surfacing at the Kennedy Town Cattle Depot, white glazed tiling to walls of meat cooling rooms at the Kennedy Town Slaughter Houses, constructing reinforced concrete verandahs to "B" Block, Government Civil Hospital, new floors at Victoria British School to classrooms and room for Head Mistress' Quarters, also constructing vegetable stall in reinforced concrete to South Block, Western Market.
Numerous other improvements of a smaller nature were effected in various buildings. The total expenditure under the Vote amounted to $15,838.44.