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Experiments were made with tar and asphalt surfacing on portions of the Kowloon platforms, and as these have proved successful so far, it is intended to asphalt the whole of the platforms and concourse area.
The rainfall for the year was above the average, a very large proportion occurring in the months of May and June; in fact 43.3 inches, out of a total for the year of 97.3 inches, fell in May; the heaviest fall per hour recorded being 3.25 inches. The railway however suffered very little damage, which is no small reward for previous expenditure in combating and repairing the rainstorm frequently experienced in this country.
There were two or three occasions on which typhoon blows occurred but fortunately none were serious.
A halt station was opened at Ho Mun Tin, mile 24, where the local morning and evening trains call for the convenience of a new community which has lately settled at this point, and a temporary platform built of old sleepers was provided. This is not an ideal site for a station and will probably not be required when the road trams serve the neighbourhood, as is anticipated will be the case in the near future.
The gross receipts for the year were $603,980.77 as against $520,176.10 for 1920, an increase of $83,804.67, and the balance after paying working expenses stands at $75,989.71.
The through and joint sectional passengers carried were as follows:-
1919 1920 1921 Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China 344,716 365,665 435,933 Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory 354,699 373,776 462,379The Local Passengers carried were as follows:--
1919 1920 1921 Main line.... 345,314 392,206 429,133 Fanling Branch 48,917 47,787 43,733VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.) HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital
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Experiments were made with tar and asphalt surfacing on portions of the Kowloon platforms, and as these have proved successful so far, it is intended to asphalt the whole of the platforms and concourse area.
The rainfall for the year was above the average, a very large proportion occurring in the months of May and June; in fact 433 inches, out of a total for the year of 973 inches, fell in May; the heaviest fall per hour recorded being 3.25 inches. The railway however suffered very little damage, which is no small reward for previous expenditure in combating and repairing the rainstorm frequently experienced in this country.
There were two or three occasions on which typhoon blows occurred but fortunately none were serious.
A halt station was opened at Ho Mun Tin, mile 24, where the local morning and evening trains call for the convenience of a new community which has lately settled at this point, and a temporary platform built of old sleepers was provided. This is not an ideal site for a station and will probably not be required when the road trams serve the neighbourhood, as is anticipated will be the case in the near future.
The gross receipts for the year were $603,980.77 as against $520,176.10 for 1920, an increase of $83,804.67, and the balance after paying working expenses stands at $75,989.71.
The through and joint sectional passengers carried were as follows:-
Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China
19.79. 1920. 1921.
344,716 365,665 435,933
Passengers booked by Stations
in China to Stations in British Territory
354,699 373,776 462,379
The Local Passengers carried were as follows:--
1919. 1920. 1921.
Main line....
345,314 392,206 429,133
Fanling Branch
48,917 47,787 43,733
VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.) HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital
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