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The reclamations at the end of Gillies Avenue, Hunghom, and for the market and slaughter house at Aberdeen were completed; the reconstruction and raising of Tai Hang Village was continued; similar work of a more extensive nature at Ap Liu Village, near Shamshuipo, was undertaken and the reclamation of the area in front of Kowloon Marine Lots 29 to 31, at Yaumati, was begun.
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The work of providing scavenging lanes was continued, compensation being paid where necessary.
The Tytan East or Mount Parker Catchwater was extensively repaired or reconstructed, and a considerable extension of the Shaukiwan Water Works, for the purpose of augmenting the supply to that village, was undertaken. An 8" water main was substituted for the 3" and 4" previously existing from Percival Street to the Asiatic Petroleum Company's Works (Marine Lot 277).
Extensive illuminations of the principal public buildings were carried out on the occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty King George V.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $1,094,817.93 and on works annually recurrent $486,940.80.
Several typhoons of considerable severity occurred, one of these, which occurred in August, being accompanied by a severe rainstorm, 151 inches of rain falling in two days and causing considerable damage to roads, retaining walls, &c.
Railway.
Little construction work was carried out during 1911 with the exception of building the workshops, erecting machinery and pitching the slopes of No. 1 Cutting. Nothing was done towards the building of the terminal station at Kowloon, but negotiations were carried on for the acquisition of the necessary land and it is anticipated that the work will be put in hand at an early date. A two-foot gauge branch line from Fan Ling to Sha Tau Kok, a distance of 7.4 miles, was commenced in May 1911 and three sections were opened for traffic on 21st December. The fourth and last section had not been opened at the end of the year.
In October last through traffic between Hongkong and Canton was established but, owing to the disturbances in Chinese Territory, traffic on the Chinese section was suspended at the request of the late Viceroy on November 7th and was not resumed until the 14th of December. Thereafter the traffic to the end of the year was below normal. The local traffic was steady during the year and receipts were more than was anticipated.
Passengers carried between 5th October and 31st December are as follows:
British Section to China, 29,338.
China to Hongkong and Kowloon, 27,653.
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The reclamations at the end of Gillies Avenue, Hunghom, and for the market and slaughter house at Aberdeen were completed; the reconstruction and raising of Tai Hang Village was continued; similar work of a more extensive nature at Ap Liu Viilage, near Shamshuipo, was undertaken and the reclamation of the area in front of Kowloon Marine Lots 29 to 31, at Yaumati, was begun.
1
The work of providing scavenging lanes was continued, com- pensation being paid where necessary.
The Tytan East or Mount Parker Catchwater was extensively repaired or reconstructed, and a considerable extension of the Shau- kiwan Water Works, for the purpose of augmenting the supply to that village, was undertaken. An 8" water main was substituted for the 3" and 4" previously existing from Percival Street to the Asiatic Petroleum Company's Works (Marine Lot 277).
Extensive illuminations of the principal public buildings were carried out on the occasion of the Coronation of His Majesty King George V.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $1,094,817.93 and on works annually recurrent $486,940.80.
Several typhoons of considerable severity occurred, one of these, which occurred in August, being accompanied by a severe rainstorm, 151 inches of rain falling in two days and causing considerable dam- age to roads, retaining walls, &c.
Railway.
Little construction work was carried out during 1911 with the exception of building the workshops, erecting machinery and pitch- ing the slopes of No. 1 Cutting. Nothing was done towards the building of the terminal station at Kowloon, but negotiations were carried on for the acquisition of the necessary land and it is anticipat- ed that the work will be put in hand at an early date. A two-foot gauge branch line from Fan Ling to Sha Tau Kok, a distance of 74 miles, was commenced in May 1911 and three sections were opened for traffic on 21st December. The fourth and last section had not been opened at the end of the year.
In October last through traffic between Hongkong and Canton was established but, owing to the disturbances in Chinese Territory, traffic on the Chinese section was suspended at the request of the late Viceroy on November 7th and was not resumed until the 14th of December. Thereafter the traffic to the end of the year was below normal. The local traffic was steady during the year and receipts were more than was anticipated.
Passengers carried between 5th October and 31st December are as follows:
British Section to China,
China to Hongkong and Kowloon,
.29,338.
.27,653.
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