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B. O. Work.
Further progress was made in connection with the work of reclaiming about 215 acres of foreshore and seabed at the head of Kowloon Bay referred to in previous years' reports.
41. Principal Works of a Private Nature.-The following large blocks of offices in the centre of the City were nearly completed:
The Asiatic Petroleum Co.'s office on I.L.619, Queen's Road, Central.
The China Building on I.Ls.2317 & 2318.
Offices on I.L.2319, Pedder Street.
The New P. & O. offices on M.L.366.
The Bank of Canton Buildings on M.L.102, Des Vœux Road, Central,
The new Cinema Building on I.L.2316, Queen's Road Central, was practically completed.
The Cenotaph, opposite the Hongkong Club, was completed.
The following buildings of importance were commenced:-
A new bank on I.L.160, 122-126, Queen's Road, Central.
A new bank on I.Ls.1556 & 1557, 244-246, Des Vœux Road, Central,
A new bank on I.L.1491, 186-188, Des Vœux Road, Central.
New offices on M.L.7, 14, Des Vœux Road, Central, for the Hongkong Realty & Trust Co.
A new block of offices for the South China Morning Post on I.L.80, No.1, Wyndham Street.
A new block of offices at 7, Duddell Street on I.L.669.