# PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT
The following is a summary of works carried out under this vote:
## HONG KONG
48. Maintenance of Buildings: Government buildings were kept in a good state of repair. Painting, colourwashing and repairs in accordance with the recurring programme were carried out to sixty-eight buildings, in addition to such repairs to other buildings as were found to be necessary.
Electrical installations were maintained in good order. 1,341 fans and 461 radiators were cleaned and overhauled; forty-six fans and motors were rewound; 130 lights and power points were added or altered in sixteen buildings.
Expenditure -$241,205.58
49. Improvements to Buildings: The principal improvements carried out were: Government House—removal of domed roofs to external staircase; Post Office Building—opening in wall of Stamp Office, and new teak partition in Treasury; Imports and Exports Office—partitions altered; Harbour Office—alteration to shelves and new racks in strong-room; Belilios School—alterations to form a laboratory; Volunteer Headquarters two water-closets installed; Chung Tin Building—alterations to form a passport office; Sai Ying Pun Market—new Bostwick gate to side entrance, and brackets for blinds; Ellis Kadoorie School—picture rails to all classrooms; Kennedy Town Slaughterhouse—access formed for entrance of lorries; Botanical and Forestry Department, Superintendent's quarters—new bathroom and boiler house; Quarry Bay School—two new doorways; Violet Peel Health Centre—new partition; No. 297 The Peak—hot-water system and heating to drying-room, and alterations to fireplaces; No. 406 The Peak—fence erected; Mountain Lodge—new kerb to approach road; Government Pavilions—new grilles to windows.
Expenditure $18,241.97
50. Roads and Bridges in City (Maintenance and Improvements): The surfaces of approximately seventy-one miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner.
Super-elevation of bends at Stubbs Road and regulation of channels in Seymour Road and Queen's Road Central were completed. The screeding with tar-tops of the surface of Caine Road, Bonham Road, Garden Road and Leighton Hill Road was put in hand and completed during the year.
The following figures show the extent of the operations carried out at the Government Quarry, Tsat Tsz Mui: A total quantity of 47,209 cubic yards of various grades of stones were passed through crushers, of which 11,303 cubic yards were made into tarmacadam, 5,894 cubic yards into tar-tops, 379 cubic yards into sand carpeting, and 29,633 cubic yards were delivered to various works as the materials came from crushers. 3,484 granolithic paving slabs were provided for use on footways. Three wooden notice boards and five garden seats were made.
The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing:
Square Yards. 21" granolithic paving laid on footways 2,594 New sand carpeting on top of 6" cement concrete foundation 4,356Page 645
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PUBLIC WORKS RECURRENT.
The following is a summary of works carried out under this vote:-
HONG KONG.
48. Maintenance of Buildings:-Government buildings were kept in a good state of repair. Painting, colourwashing and repairs in accordance with the recurring programme were carried out to sixty-eight buildings, in addition to such repairs to other buildings as were found to be necessary.
Electrical installations were maintained in good order. 1,341 fans and 461 radiators were cleaned and overhauled; forty-six fans and motors were rewound; 130 lights and power points were added or altered in sixteen buildings.
Expenditure
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$241,205.58
49. Improvements to Buildings: The principal improvements carried out were: Government House-removal of domed roofs to external staircase; Post Office Building-opening in wall of Stamp Office, and new teak partition in Treasury; Imports and Exports Office-partitions altered; Harbour Office-alteration to shelves and new racks in strong-room; Belilios School-alterations to form a laboratory; Volunteer Headquarters two water-closets installed; Chung Tin Building-alterations to form a passport office; Sai Ying Pun Market-new Bostwick gate to side entrance, and brackets for blinds; Ellis Kadoorie School-picture rails to all classrooms; Kennedy Town Slaughterhouse--access formed for entrance of lorries; Botanical and Forestry Department, Superintendent's quarters-new bathroom and boiler house; Quarry Bay School-two new doorways; Violet Peel Health Centre-new partition; No. 297 The Peak-hot-water system and heating to drying-room, and alterations to fireplaces; No. 406 The Peak-fence erected; Mountain Lodge-new kerb to approach road; Government Pavilions-new grilles to windows.
Expenditure
$18,241.97
50. Roads and Bridges in City (Maintenance and Improvements): The surfaces of approximately seventy-one miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory
manner.
Super-elevation of bends at Stubbs Road and regulation of channels in Seymour Road and Queen's Road Central were completed. The screeding with tar-tops of the surface of Caine Road, Bonham Road, Garden Road and Leighton Hill Road was put in hand and completed during the year.
The following figures show the extent of the operations carried out at the Government Quarry, Tsat Tsz Mui: A total quantity of 47,209 cubic yards of various grades of stones were passed through crushers, of which 11,303 cubic yards were made into tarmacadam, 5,894 cubic yards into tar-tops, 379 cubic yards into sand carpeting, and 29,633 cubic yards were delivered to various works as the materials came from crushers. 3,484 granolithic paving slabs were provided for use on footways. Three wooden notice boards and five garden seats were made.
The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing:
21" granolithic paving laid on footways
New sand carpeting on top of 6" cement concrete foundation
Square Yards.
2,594
4,356
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