Q 49
Street Widening Schemes Approved.
Resumptions.
44. New plans have been prepared and approved during the year for the widening, and improvement of the alignment of the streets mentioned hereunder. As in previous years, the general policy in street widening schemes has been to acquire the land required, as and when re-building takes place, thus avoiding the payment of large sums as compensation for the demolition of structures in addition to the value of the land taken. Owing to the large amount of re-building that has taken place during the year, this policy has been fairly satisfactory, and considerable stretches of roads and streets, for which widening schemes have been adopted, have been dealt with.
Queen's Road, West, from Western Street eastwards to the Praya.
Robinson Road, from Albany Road to Castle Road.
Queen's Road, East, from Garden Road to Arsenal Street (this was delayed owing to the question of the resumption of Military lands).
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
HONGKONG.
45. Maintenance of Buildings.-The buildings generally were kept in a good state of repair, a number of them being renovated throughout in accordance with the recurring programme. The expenditure amounted to $136,806.47.
46. Improvements to Buildings.-The main items of work carried out under this heading comprised the following:
Beaconsfield Arcade, conversion of top floor, and houses Nos. 1, 2 & 4, into quarters for subordinate officers; sundry alterations and improvements to the Peak School; new verandah to Custodian's Quarters, Government House; installation of flush system to the Puisne Judge's Quarters and to the Captain Superintendent of Police's Quarters at the Peak; small alterations and construction of store on the top floor, Central Fire Station; enclosing verandah to the Quarters on top floor of Harbour Office; general repairs and improvements to Mercantile Marine Office, Sailors Home, West Point; improvements to counters in Postal Hall, and construction of mezzanine floor in Sorting Hall, G.P.O.; surfacing court-yard in rear of Harbour Office with granolithic; installation of hot water circulating system at the Staff Quarters, Government Civil Hospital; construction of new latrine at Ap Liu Chau; forming openings to verandah walls, West End Park Quarters; fixing iron grilles at the rear windows of Leighton Hill Quarters; and numerous other improvements of a minor nature effected to various buildings.
Q 49
Street Widening Schemes Approved.
Resumptions.
44. New plans have been prepared and approved during the year for the widening, and improvement of the alignment of the streets mentioned hereunder. As in previous years, the general policy in street widening schemes has been to acquire the land required, as and when re-building takes place, thus avoiding the payment of large sums as compensation for the demolition of structures in addition to the value
the value of the land taken. Owing to the large amount of re-building that has taken place during the year, this policy has been fairly satisfactory, and con- siderable stretches of roads and streets, for which widening schemes have been adopted, have been dealt with.
Queen's Road, West, from Western Street castwards to the Praya.
Robinson Road, from Albany Road to Castle Road.
Queen's Road, East, from Garden Road to Arsenal Street (this was delayed owing to the question of the resumption of Military lands).
PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
HONGKONG.
45. Maintenance of Buildings.-The buildings generally were kept in a good state of repair, a number of them being renovated throughout in accordance with the recurring programme. The expenditure amounted to $136,806.47.
46. Improvements to Buildings.-The main items of work carried out under this heading comprised the following :~~
Beaconsfield Arcade, conversion of top floor, and houses Nos. 1, 2 & 4, into quarters for subordinate officers; sundry alterations and improvements to the Peak School; new verandah to Custodian's Quarters, Government House; installation of flush system to the Puisne Judge's Quarters and to the Captain Superintendent of Police's Quarters at the Peak; small alterations and construction of store on the top floor, Central Fire Station; enclosing verandah to the Quarters on top floor of Harbour Office; general repairs and improvements to Mercantile Marine Office, Sailors Home, West Point; improvements to counters in Postal Hall, and construction of mezzanine floor in Sorting Hall, G.P.O.; surfac- ing court-yard in rear of Harbour Office with granolithic; installa- tion of hot water circulating system at the Staff Quarters, Govern- ment Civil Hospital; construction of new latrine at Aplichau; forming openings to verandah walls, West End Park Quarters; fixing iron grilles at the rear windows of Leighton Hill Quarters; and numerous other improvements of a minor nature effected to various buildings.
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