Q 8
A traffic census taken on some of the main roads in the inside city district during a twelve-hour period (8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) gave the following results, which are shown compared with the 1937 figures:—
Street. Point where census was taken. 1938 1937 Cars and Lorries Buses. Cars and Lorries and motor cycles. Buses. Garden Road. Junction at Murray Barracks 4721 692 5875 758 Magazine Gap Road. May Road junction 336 12 1460 12 Stubbs Road. Above Hong Kong Hotel Garage 971 346 1026 478 Queen's Road West. East of No. 7 Police Station 639 1189 784 1098 Des Voeux Road West. Connaught Road West. 401 329 562 357 Pokfulam Road, Near Western Street 135 1275 237 1350 Pokfulam Road. Near No. 3 Pumping Station 612 424 765 443 Pokfulam Road. South of No. 7 Police Station 654 497 700 538 Caine Road. Junction with Arbuthnot Road 1201 54 2271 515Expenditure $69,836.74
51. Roads and Bridges outside city (Maintenance and Improvements) :-The surfaces of approximately 102 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner.
Bends at Stubbs Road, Wongneichong Gap Road and Island Road were super-elevated, and the surface improved generally.
The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing:
Square Yards. 21′′ granolithic paving laid on footways 3,130 New tar-painting 4,150A traffic census taken on some of the main roads in the Outside City district during a twelve-hour day (8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) gave the following results, which are shown compared with the 1937 figures:
Street. Point where census was taken. 1938 1937 Cars and Lorries and motor cycles. Buses. Cars and Lorries and motor cycles. Buses. Stubbs Road. Above junction with Bowen Road 295 126 438 205 Wongneichong Gap Road. Above junction with Bowen Road 654 283 Magazine Gap Road. Below junction with Stubbs Road 677 1015 King's Road. Opposite Ming Yuen Garden 517 463 821 702 Island Road. Bottom of Shaukiwan Hill 129 86 310 285 Island Road. East of Repulse Bay Road junction. 120 52 522 236 Island Road. West of Repulse Bay Road junction. 342 267 248 70 Island Road. South of Victoria Road and Pokfulam Road junction 94 175 195 212Expenditure $59,906.95