Q 69
P.W.R. New Territories.
87. Electric Lighting, Shamshuipo.-The number of electric lamps in use at the end of the year, all of which are incandescent, was 62, an increase of 9 as compared with the previous year.
88. Maintenance of Chinese Cemeteries.-The work carried out under this heading has already been alluded to in paragraph 38 of this Report.
1923 Estimates,... 1923 Expenditure,
89. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages.
$100.00
Most of the buildings suffered more or less in the typhoon, and subsequent rains in October last. Laichikok Gaol suffered the most, the whole of the boundary fence being blown down, roofs stripped, and windows and doors generally damaged. Police Stations at Cheung Chau, Au Tau, Ping Shan, Lok Ma Chau, Taipo, Tai O, Castle Peak, Shatin, etc., received damage chiefly to roofs, ceilings, windows, and doors.
Other buildings damaged in a small degree included the following:-Taipo Island Quarters, Kowloon City and Tsun Wan Police Stations.
Gap Rock and Waglan Lighthouses were damaged.
The heavy rains referred to in paragraph 31 of this Report caused considerable damage to the macadamised and decomposed granite surfacing, walling and embankments.
On the Coastal Road, between Laichikok and Castle Peak, numerous landslips occurred blocking the road for several days.
The heavy seas of the typhoon on the 18th August caused considerable damage to the roadway between Ching Loong Tau and Sum Cheng, necessitating the erection of a concrete retaining wall for a length of 450 feet.
At Tai Lam Chung, the Coastal Road was also badly damaged, and a masonry toe-wall had to be constructed to support the embankment.
The roadway near the bridge on the Taipo Causeway was badly breached, and the whole of the surfacing of the causeway washed away. Between the cutting below the Taipo Police Station and to a point near the main road to Taipo Market Railway Station, the road was also badly breached,
Severe damage was also done to the Shatin Causeway, both to the pitched slope and surfacing, necessitating extensive repairs.