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PUBLIC WORKS.
BUILDINGS,
During the year progress as stated was made on the following works:-
Hong Kong. The New Fire Brigade Station proceeded satisfactorily and was nearing completion by the end of the year. The following works were completed, Senior Officers Quarters, Gough Hill, New Architectural Office and Entrance to New Queen's Pier, the New Sisters Quarters to the Government Civil Hospital were nearly completed and good progress was made on the New King's College and alterations to the Victoria Hospital. New Queen's College site approached completion. Open markets at Whitfield and Quarry Bay were finished.
Kowloon.-The New Hospital was practically finished and partly occupied by the end of the year and married quarters for Police were erected at Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui Police Stations.
New Territories.-The work of piling for the foundations of the new Gaol was completed and married quarters for Police were erected at a number of the police stations. Kowloon City and Shamshuipo Police Stations were finished.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Hong Kong. Road contouring Wongneichung and Tai Hang Valley, and access road from Stubbs Road to War Memorial Hospital site, made good progress. Main road from Causeway Bay to Quarry Bay made fair progress in places. Road connecting Robinson Road with Conduit Road was begun and good progress made. Improvements were continued on Kennedy, Conduit, Victoria and Shaukiwan Roads.
Kowloon. Work on the removal of the hill obstruction at the junction of Nathan and Coronation Roads made good progress. Waterloo Road Extension North and East, Tokawan Road and Chatham Road Extension, Mongkok-Kowloon City Road made good progress. Several streets in Yaumati were raised to new levels.
New Territories.-Widening of Fan Ling-Au Ha Gap Road to 20 ft. and extension to Shataukok made good progress. Widening of bridges on Castle Peak-Fan Ling Road to 20 ft. put in hand. Improvements to the Coastal Road and the metalling and tar painting of New Territories roads were continued, and several bridges were widened.
DRAINAGE.
Hong Kong. A 76" concrete culvert from Leighton Hill Road to Praya was finished.
Kowloon.-The Extension of the Mongkok tsui nullah to the Old Kowloon Boundary was completed. Ma Tau Chung nullah made slow progress.