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ELECTRICAL OFFICE.
105. Lift Maintenance, Government Buildings: -
Eighteen lifts were maintained in good order.
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
106. Maintenance of Buildings:- Electrical installations were maintained in good order. 2,871 fans, 128 motors, 3,451 light and power points, 651 radiators and 201 appliances were cleaned and overhauled.
Additions and alterations to 132 points were carried out in thirty-three buildings; 7,777 points in 133 buildings were tested and ninety-five inventories of electrical fittings revised and issued.
Typhoon lanterns at Lyeemun, Gough Hill, Harbour Office, Waglan and Gap Rock lighthouses and alarm bell and lightning conductor systems in Government buildings were maintained in satisfactory condition.
107. Improvements to Buildings:- Two air conditioning units were installed in His Excellency the Governor's office at Government House whilst numerous improvements and additions were carried out in various buildings.
108. Maintenance of Telephones including all Cables: The whole system of communications, including main and sub-exchanges, submarine and land cables, aerial routes, all lines and instruments including those of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, and office intercommunication systems were maintained in good order. Alterations and improvements were effected on various existing lines and several additional telephones were installed.
109. Street Lighting:- All electric traffic control lights, and traffic beacon lights, were maintained in good order.
110. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages:- Repairs were carried out to electric light wiring and telephone aerial routes at No. 406 Peak, Tytam, Shek O, Victoria Peak districts, Kowloon and Lantau Island.
111. Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers: The electrical installations for the hoists at the following ferry piers were maintained in good order: Jubilee Street, Jordan Road, Mongkok Tsui, and Sham Shui Po.
112. Maintenance of Vehicles Ferry Piers at Jubilee Street and Jordan Road: The electrical installations at the ferry ramps and hoisting gear were maintained and operated in a satisfactory manner.
113. Maintenance of Lighthouses:- Electrical installations at Gap Rock and Waglan Lighthouses were maintained in good order.
114. Maintenance of Water Works:- Motors at Bowen Road mechanical filter and Elliot filter beds and in all pump houses were maintained in good order.
No. 5, Garden Road, Albany and Garden Road pump stations were wired for six lights and two radiators, and one 16 H.P. motor was installed at Bowen Road filter plant.
PUBLIC WORKS EXTRAORDINARY.
115. Electric installations were carried out or were in progress under the following Public Works Extraordinary items:- Central Government Store and Conversion of former Yacht Club into Quarters; New Police Sub-Station, Wanchai Gap; Ellis Kadoorie School, conversion of Annexe into Gymnasium;