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Queen Mary Hospital, additions and improvements; Government Civil Hospital, alterations to "C" Block for Infants Welfare Centre; Western Market--Reprovision South Block; Latrine, Electric Road; Prison, Alterations, old Victoria Gaol; Tsan Yuk Hospital, additions and alterations.
116. Miscellaneous: Various alterations to electrical installations were carried out in 127 buildings. Thirty-nine fans, twenty-two telephones, thirty-nine lights, eight power sockets, fourteen bell circuits and one radiator were installed in seventy-six buildings.
117. Rewiring of Government Buildings:-The following four buildings were rewired; total number of points, 779-Buildings Ordinance Offices, Public Works Department; Wanchai Government School; Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station; Kowloon Disinfecting Station.
118. No. 2 Police Station-Switchboard:-No work was done since the necessary equipment had not arrived by the end of the year but certain Crown Agents' charges were met.
119. Air Raid Precautions:--Additions to the electrical installations were carried out in Government House and work in the Air Raid Precautions Training School and Casualty Clearing Stations at Queen Mary and Kowloon Hospitals was in progress.
WORKS NOT APPEARING IN ESTIMATES.
120. Electrical installations were carried out in the following new works:— Conversion of Nursing Sisters' Quarters, Government Civil Hospital to Mental Hospital, conversion of Public Works Department garages into offices, conversion of Superintendent's Quarters, Government Civil Hospital to Teacher's Training Centre, Medical Observation Huts for Refugee Camps at North Point, King's Park and Ma Tau Chung, camp for Chinese interned Soldiers, and Lai Chi Kok Cholera Hospital. Altogether 634 points, nine telephones, and one five-line switchboard were provided.
LOAN WORKS.
121. Central Market:-The completion of the electrical installation was carried out; total number of points 525. One lift, 479 lights, forty power sockets, six fans and one telephone were installed.
122. Garden Road Pumping Station:-Five electric lights, four wall sockets, one electric clock and three 98 H.P. motors were installed.
123. Albany Road Pumping Station:-Eight electric lights, four wall sockets, one electric clock and three 33 H.P. motors were installed.
124. Electrical installations in Tytam Tuk pumping station and bungalow were rewired; total number of points, 234.
OTHER WORKS.
125. Marina House, Assessment Office:-Forty-two electric lights, thirty-nine wall sockets, fourteen fans, six electric clocks, six radiators and four bells were installed.
126. Air Raid Precautions:-At the request of the Director of Air Raid Precautions, fourteen A.R.P. warning sirens were installed complete with centrally operated control gear.