22. The following works in connection with a general extension of the Water Works and described in Sessional Paper No.3/1937 were approved by the Secretary of State: - Supply to Albany; Supply to Peak Road; new Cross Harbour Pipes; rapid gravity filters at Eastern, Kowloon Tsai Service Reservoir and Supply Mains thereto, Distribution-Island and Mainland and Shing Mun Valley Scheme Catchwaters.
23. Of the above a contract was let in October for the first section of the Shing Mun Catchwaters, on which good progress was made; pipes and specials were ordered through the Crown Agents for the Cross Harbour Pipes; of the remaining items work was mainly restricted to preliminary investigations, designs, detailed estimates and the preparation of contract documents.
RECLAMATIONS.
24. At North Point and Kennedy Town, areas of about 0.75 acres and 1 acre respectively were reclaimed by free deposits of building debris. At Kun Tong an area of about 2 acres has now been reclaimed by the depositing of town's refuse by the Urban Council.
25. Extensive repairs were carried out to piers and seawalls which were damaged in the typhoon of 2nd September. At Lai Chi Kok a length of 750 lineal feet of seawall was reconstructed.
ELECTRIC WORKS.
26. Wireless:- Aerial systems were renewed and improved at Cape D'Aguilar Transmitting Station; the re-broadcasting receiver at Victoria Peak was improved, and special aerials were erected; a Lamson pneumatic tube was installed to facilitate communication between the Royal Observatory and the Kowloon Wireless Telegraph Station; a new receiver and several new batteries were fitted at Water Police Stations; an experimental transmitter of increased power was constructed for alternative broadcast programmes and one new lattice work mast was erected.
27. Hospital apparatus from the Government Civil Hospital was removed, repaired and installed at Queen Mary Hospital.
28. Lighting, power and telephones: -- Lights, fans, lifts, telephones and bells in Government Buildings were maintained in good order; two submarine cables were repaired; lines were run, and telephones fitted in various offices and hospitals and alarm bells were fitted in hospitals and gaols.