Higher education is represented by the Technical Institute, where instruction is given in the evening in Mathematics, Machine Drawing, Building Construction, Field Surveying and allied subjects; in Chemistry and Physics; in the English and French languages, Book-keeping and Shorthand. There is also a Teachers' Class, at which the junior Chinese masters of Government schools are expected to attend. The Institute is furnished with a well-equipped laboratory. The lecturers are chiefly Civil Servants recruited from the European staffs of Queen's College and the Public Works Department. These officers receive fees for their services.
Hongkong is fortunate in including among its schools two limited to children of British parentage. Both these schools (one for boys, the other for girls) are under the Government. In 1908 the combined average attendance at them was 87. As might be expected they have a strong patriotic bias: they are supporters of the Empire League, and the boys' school provides a small but efficient cadet corps.
V.—PUBLIC WORKS.
The principal public works in progress during the year, exclusive of the Railway, were the Kowloon Waterworks and the Typhoon Refuge for small craft opposite Mongkoktsui. The former was completed with the exception of the contract for the main dam, &c. and a few trifling details, but, as mentioned in last year's report, the works are in such a forward state that the reservoir is fully capable of supplying the whole Peninsula with water. Work on the Typhoon Refuge was begun by dredging a trench to form the base for the breakwater, the Lopper dredger St. Enoch being purchased locally for this purpose. The Tytam Tuk Waterworks referred to in previous years' reports were fully completed.
The New Law Courts and New Government Offices were still under construction, whilst the following works were completed:—Land Office at Tai Po; Market at Sai Wan Ho; Extension of Staff Quarters at Government Civil Hospital for Nursing Institute; Extension of Wanchai and Saiyingpun District Schools; Extension of Mount Gough Police Station; Animal Depôts and Slaughter Houses at Ma Tau Kok; four houses at Tai Po for the native clerical staff and the service reservoir at West Point (750' level) for supplying the High Levels of the City. The lease of One Tree Island to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company for the storage of dynamite having expired, it was decided to require this explosive to be stored in the Government Depôt on Green Island and arrangements were made accordingly, a small building for the storage of detonators being erected. The works of reconstruction of gullies and extension of nullah training were continued, $10,000 being spent on the former and $18,150 on the latter.
The prolongation of Robinson Road, Kowloon, mentioned in last year's report was completed and a further section from Waterloo Road to near Soy Street was undertaken. The extension of the road past Kowloon City to its junction with the Chin Lan Chu Road was completed and new roads from Kowloon City to Shatin Pass and from Castle Peak Bay to Ping Shan were begun. Great improvements in the alignment and grading of several portions of the Shaukiwan Road adjoining the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and Shipyard were in progress and a substantial improvement was made in the portion of Kennedy Road immediately west of the Public Laundries.
Works in progress included a new market at Kowloon Point, the deepening of Causeway Bay to enable small craft to gain access to all parts of the Typhoon Shelter at low water, a roof over Blake Pier, an extension of Government Offices for the accommodation of the Public Works Department, the raising of Des Voeux Road, Kowloon, on account of the railway reclamation, and several other works of smaller magnitude.
The extension and reconstruction of the Albany Filter Beds was continued, and good progress was made.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary, was $1,000,935 and on Works Annually Recurrent, $512,336.
The typhoon of July 27th caused great damage and this together with repairs still being executed on account of the typhoon of September, 1906, formed a very heavy charge on the recurrent votes.
During the year 1908 considerable progress was made in the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. About forty per cent. of the reclamation for a site for Kowloon Station Yard was completed and a very large amount of earthwork was done North of the Kowloon Hills.
Higher education is represented by the Technical Institute, where instruction is given in the evening in Mathematics, Machine Drawing, Building Construction, Field Surveying and allied subjects; in Chemistry and Physics; in the English and French languages, Book-keeping and Shorthand. There is also a Teachers' Class, at which the junior Chinese masters of Government schools are expected to attend. The Institute is furnished with a well equipped laboratory. The lecturers are chiefly Civil Servants recruited from the Euro- pean staffs of Queen's College and the Public Works Departinent. These officers receive fees for their services.
Hongkong is fortunate in including among its schools two limited to children of British parentage. Both these schools (one for boys, the other for girls) are under the Government. In 1908 the combined average attendance at them was 87. As might be expected they have a strong patriotic bias: they are supporters of the Empire League, and the boys' school provides a small but efficient cadet corps.
V.-PUBLIC WORKS.
The principal public works in progress during the year, exclusive of the Railway, were the Kowloon Waterworks and the Typhoon Refuge for small craft opposite Mongkoktsui. The former was completed with the exception of the contract for the main dain, &c. and a few trifling details, but, as mentioned in last year's report, the works are in such a forward state that the reservoir is fully capable of supplying the whole Peninsula with water. Work on the Typhoon Refuge was begun by dredging a trench to form the base for the break water, the Lopper dredger St. Enoch being purchased locally for this purpose. The Tytam Tuk Waterworks referred to in previous years' reports were fully completed.
The New Law Courts and New Government Offices were still under construction, whilst the following works were completed :-Land Office at Tai Po; Market at Sai Wan Ho;. Extension of Staff Quarters at Government Civil Hospital for Nursing Institute; Extension of Wanchai and Saiyingpun District Schools; Extension of Mount Gough Police Station; Animal Depôts and Slaughter Houses at Ma Tau Kok; four houses at Tai Po for the native clerical staff and the service reservoir at West Point (750' level) for supplying the High Levels of the City. The lease of One Tree Island to Messrs. Jardine. Matheson & Company for the storage of dynamite having expired, it was decided to require this explosive to be stored in the Government Depôt on Green Island and arrangements were made accordingly, a small building for the storage of detonators being erected. The works of reconstruction of gullies and extension of nullah training were continued, $10,000 being spent on the former and $18,150 on the latter.
The prolongation of Robinson Road, Kowloon, mentioned in last year's report was completed and a further section from Waterloo Road to near Soy Street was undertaken. The extension of the road past Kowloon City to its junction with the Chin Lan Chu Road was completed and new roads from Kowloon City to Shatin Pass and from Castle Peak Bay to Ping Shan were begun. Great improvements in the alignment and grading of several portions of the Shaukiwan Road adjoining the Taikoo Sugar Refinery and Shipyard were in progress and a substantial improvement was made in the portion of Kennedy Road im- mediately west of the Public Laundries.
Works in progress included a new market at Kowloon Point, the deepening of Causeway Bay to enable small craft to gain access to all parts of the Typhoon Shelter at low water, a roof over Blake Pier, an extension of Government Offices for the accommodation of the Public Works Department, the raising of Des Voeux Road, Kowloon, on account of the railway reclamation, and several other works of smaller magnitude.
The extension and reconstruction of the Albany Filter Beds was continued, and good progress was made.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary, was $1,000,935 and on Works Annually Recurrent, $512,336.
The typhoon of July 27th caused great damage and this together with repairs still being executed on account of the typhoon of September, 1906, formed a very heavy charge
on the recurrent votes.
During the year 1908 considerable progress was made in the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. About forty per cent. of the reclamation for a site for Kowloon Station Yard was completed and a very large amount of earthwork was done North of the Kowloon Hills.
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