Q 21
B. O. Work,
Several European Flats in Kowloon, on which work had commenced towards the end of 1921, were completed during 1922, whilst work on a considerable number of new blocks was proceeding steadily.
A large Private Hotel at the junction of Hankow and Middle Roads, on K.I.L. 413, was in course of erection, and at the end of the year had practically reached the roof level. The building is seven storeys in height.
The erection of 3 pairs of semi-detached European houses for the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company on I.Ls. 2308, 2309 & 2310, Magazine Gap Road, was completed.
Two Blocks of European Flats, on J.L. 2139, May Road, and I.L. 2267, Tregunter Path, were completed.
The erection of nine blocks of European houses on I.L. 2293, Wongneichong, was in progress, and 3 of the blocks, comprising 6 houses, were completed at intervals during the year.
The new premises for the Lusitano Club on I.L. 339, R.P., Ice House Street, were completed.
An Office Block on I.L. 80, Secs. K & J, Nos. 3 & 3a, Wyndham Street was completed.
A large Chinese Restaurant on M.Ls. 181 and 182, Nos. 429 A, B, and C, Queen's Road West, was completed.
The extension to St. Joseph's College, I.L. 1642, and an extension to the Helena May Institute, I.L. 2083, were also completed.
An additional storey to the offices of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. on M.L. 276, No. 3, Connaught Road Central, was completed.
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation's extension, No. 4, Des Voeux Road Central, referred to in last year's Report was completed.
A new block of offices has been completed on M.L. 381, Des Voeux Road Central. The ground floor of this building now accommodates the Fire Brigade until such time as the new Fire Station Building is ready.
Another office block completed before the end of the year is situated at No. 6, Queen's Road Central, on I.L. 292A.
A commencement was made and good progress maintained on buildings on important sites in the centre of the City, such as the Asiatic Petroleum Company's site, I.L. 619, Queen's Road Central; the Old Post Office site, I.Ls. 2316, 2317, 2318 & 2319; the P. & O. Company's site, M.L. 366; and the Bank of Canton's site, on M.L. 102, Des Voeux Road Central. As regards the Old Post Office site, a Cinema Theatre is being erected on I.L. 2316, an office