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University: Po Leung Kuk (Welfare Home for Women) at Leighton Hill Road; La Salle College in Boundary Street; Churches in Prince Edward Road and Austin Road; Chapel in Sai Kung Road and a Nunnery at Ngau Chi Wan. Theatres completed during the year numbered three and three others are at present under construction. Buildings of an improved Chinese tenement type comprise the bulk of the work undertaken but it is satisfactory to note that there is an increasing proportion of good class European type residences, mostly of a detached or semi-detached character. The districts wherein the latter form of development is most in evidence continue to be the areas adjacent to Prince Edward Road in Kowloon and Wong Nei Chong Valley in Hong Kong. European type residences to the number of 309 were completed during the year. The number of Chinese houses was 1,121.
13. On the Praya East Reclamation 254 Chinese houses with modern sanitation to all floors were completed. More important buildings at present under construction on this area comprise the Seamen's Institute, the Royal Naval Canteen and a large Chinese hotel.
14. The introduction of water flush sanitary appliances is now common practice in all classes of buildings where facilities for obtaining independent water supplies exist. The number of water flush appliances fitted during the year was 5,572.
15. Nineteen fires occurred causing structural damage to properties which necessitated action by the Public Works department. The most serious occurred at Ap Lei Chau Island where fourteen houses were gutted, fortunately without loss of life.
A fire involving the destruction of two houses with the consequent loss of eight lives and injury to seven persons occurred at Pei Ho Street, Kowloon. The houses affected were three-storeyed buildings with wooden floors and a combined wooden staircase to both houses.
16. A concrete wharf 800 ft. in length and 48,000 sq. ft. area opposite K.M.L. 11 and a concrete pier at Great George Street, 53 ft. long and 2,750 sq. ft. in area were completed during the year.
17. Reclamations in progress during the year were:- I.L. 2918, Shaukiwan Road, covering an area of 102,700 sq. ft. and 138,664 sq. ft. at K.M.L. 52, To Kwa Wan.
Chapter XIII.
JUSTICE AND POLICE.
I. THE COURTS OF HONG KONG.
The Supreme Court of Hong Kong consists of a Chief Justice and one or more other judges. At present there is one other judge.
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University: Po Leung Kuk (Walfare Home for Women) at Leighton Hill Road; La Salle College in Boundary Street; Churches in Prince Edward Road and Austin Road; Chapel in Sai Kung Road and a Nunnery at Ngau Chi Wan. Theatres completed during the year numbered three and three others are at present under construction. Buildings of an improved Chinese tenement type comprise the bulk of the work under- taken but it is satisfactory to note that there is an increasing proportion of good class European type residences, mostly of a detached or semi detached character. The districts wherein the latter form of development is most in evidence continue to be the areas adjacent to Prince Edward Road in Kowloon and Wong Nei Chong Valley in Hong Kong. European type residence to the number of 309 were completed during the year. The number of Chinese houses was 1,121.
13. On the Praya East Reclamation 254 Chinese houses with modern sanitation to all floors were completed. More important buildings at present under constructions on this area comprise the Seamen's Institute, the Royal Naval Canteen and a large Chinese hotel.
14. The introduction of water flush sanitary appliances is now common practice in all classes of buildings where facilities for obtaining independent water supplies exist. The number of water flush appliances fitted during the year was 5,572.
15. Nineteen fires occurred causing structural damage to properties which necessitated action by the Public Works department. The most serious occurred at Aplichau Island where fourteen houses were gutted, fortunately without loss of life.
A fire involving the destruction of two houses with the consequent loss of eight lives and injury to seven persons occurred at Pei Ho Street, Kowloon. The houses affected were three-storeyed buildings with wooden floors and a combined wooden staircase to both houses.
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16. A concrete wharf 800 ft. in length and 48,000 sq. ft. area opposite K.M.L. 11
11 and a concrete pier at Great George Street, 53 ft. long and 2,750 sq. ft. in area were completed during the year.
17. Reclamations in progress during the year were:-I.L. 2918, Shaukiwan Road, covering an area of 102,700 sq. ft. and 138,664 sq. ft. at K.M.L. 52, To Kwa Wan.
Chapter XIII.
JUSTICE AND POLICE.
I. THE COURTS OF HONG KONG.
The Supreme Court of Hong Kong consists of a Chief Justice and one or more other judges. At present there is one other judge.
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