Works not appearing in Estimates, Hongkong.
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First Floor. A large Draughtsmen's Office, and rooms for the Engineer in charge, one Assistant Engineer, the Surveyor of Buildings, and Clerks.
Second Floor.-A Draughtsmen's Office and rooms for six Engineers.
Work was commenced on the site preparation under the Maintenance of Buildings Contract in November and this portion of the work was well advanced at the end of the year.
1923 Estimates,
1923 Expenditure,
$6,605.33
224. Quarry Bay Market.-This market is of the usual open type, consisting of a reinforced concrete roof carried on brick piers, and providing accommodation for twenty 6 ft. stalls. Caretaker's Quarters are provided on the roof.
The site is to the West of the Quarry Bay Nullah, and a bridge will be thrown across it to provide access from the New Taikoo Coolie Quarters.
A Contract was let in October, and by the end of the year the site had been levelled by cutting and filling; pile foundations were laid and brickwork started.
1923 Estimates,
1923 Expenditure,
$1,000.00
225. Sub-Fire Station, Belcher's Street Coolies' Quarters.— This work consisted of the conversion of a small portion of the Coolies' Quarters into a Sub-Fire Station, providing an Appliance Room, Store, and Office in the Basement, and Quarters for Firemen on the Ground Floor.
226. Quarters at Green Island, Additional Floor.-This work consisted of the addition of an upper floor to the existing European Quarters, providing two Bed Rooms, two Bath Rooms and Verandah space. The work, which was executed by Messrs. Sang Lee & Co. under the Contract for Maintenance of Buildings, was commenced in March and completed during October.
227. New No. 8 Police Station.-Sketch plans were prepared for a new and larger Police Station on the site of the existing one. These were under consideration at the end of the year.
228. Memorial Tablets, Police Headquarters.--Several designs were prepared for four memorial tablets, commemorating the names of European, Indian and Chinese members of the Police Force who gave their lives in the Great War or in the execution of their duty.
The work on the selected design was nearing completion at the end of the year.