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College. At each of the refugee camps at North Point, King's Park and Ma Tau Chung, a hospital hut was erected of timber construction with concrete floor containing three wards with lavatories, a consulting room for the medical officer, a dispensary and stores. Work was proceeding with the cutting down, filling and levelling of the ground adjoining Kowloon Hospital to form the necessary sites for a future extension to the present hospital and also for the new Infectious Diseases Hospital. A hutment camp was erected at Argyle Street, Kowloon, for the Chinese interned soldiers. The camp consists of sixteen huts of timber construction with concrete floors and accommodates 800 soldiers with quarters in addition for the guards. It is enclosed by a fence with barbed wire entanglements and watch towers are provided. The garage block at the Public Works Department was demolished and a building of two storeys was erected on the site to provide additional office accommodation. Six garages were erected at Barker Road adjoining the quarters for senior officers. Improvements were carried out at Queen Mary Hospital consisting of the conversion of the food service rooms into additional ward kitchens, fixing grilles and Bostwick gates to several doors and windows, the erection of a car shelter and an extension to the existing garage. Owing to the pressure of other architectural projects it was not possible to commence the work of reprovisioning the south block of the Western Market, but the necessary working drawings and details were completed by the end of the year.
Roads.
Among the more important road works completed during the year were the super-elevation of the bends on Stubbs Road between Magazine Gap and Jardine's Corner, and Castle Peak Road, the reconstruction of MacDonnell Road and Tai Lam Chung bridges, access roads to New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 at Diamond Hill, and Sheung Yuen Ling village, the funds for which were contributed by the villagers, the surfacing of lengths of Chatham and Fanling Roads, and improvements to roads in a number of New Territory villages.
Major works in hand at the end of the year included the super-elevation of the bends on Repulse Bay Road, the construction of Argyle Street extension, road formation in connection with the Wong Nei Cheong development, the widening of Bowen Road and of the road at Castle Peak pier and the widening and raising of the road between Tai Po Market and Tai Po Land Office.
Drainage.
In Hong Kong new main sewers and storm water drains to a length of 4,809 feet and new open nullahs and channels of varying sections to a length of 530 feet were laid and 174 feet arched over. In addition, 602 feet of parapet walling to open nullahs was constructed. In Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories, new main sewers and storm water drains were constructed to a length of 9,273 feet and 648 feet of existing sewer was increased in size. In addition, 486 feet of parapet walling to open nullahs, seventeen feet of double nullah walling, 370 feet of single nullah walling and invert and 5,000 square feet of nullah decking were constructed. A contract was let in October to re-align a nullah in open-cut and 23,000 cubic yards of excavation in earth, boulders and rock were removed.
Anti-malarial work was continued in Hong Kong at Pokfulam between Queen Mary Hospital and Sandy Bay where 2,160 feet of stream-courses were trained.
Waterworks.
In Hong Kong 20,754 feet of mains of various sizes were laid. A 16,000 gallon steel tank was erected on R.B.L. 7, the Peak. Schemes for new filtration plants and service reservoirs at Aberdeen and Pokfulam were put in hand. Nos. 1 and 2 pumping units at Tytam Tuk became unserviceable and were disposed of, and two new pumping units were ordered from England to replace them. Ten waste detection meters were fixed and a number of tests successfully carried out.
In Kowloon and New Kowloon 18,570 feet of mains were laid and 7,540 feet were laid in the New Territories. Four waste detection meters were fixed.
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College. At each of the refugee camps at North Point, King's Park and Ma Tau Chung, a hospital hut was erected of timber construction with concrete floor containing three wards with lavatories, a consulting room for the medical officer, a dispensary and stores. Work was proceeding with the cutting down, filling and levelling of the ground adjoining Kowloon Hospital to form the necessary sites for a future extension to the present hospital and also for the new Infectious Diseases. Hospital. A hutment camp was erected at Argyle Street, Kowloon, for the Chinese interned soldiers. The camp consists of sixteen huts of timber construction with concrete floors and accommodates 800 soldiers with quarters in addition for the guards. It is enclosed by a fence with barbed wire entanglements and watch. towers are provided. The garage block at the Public Works Department was demolished and a building of two storeys was erected on the site to provide additional office accommodation. Six garages were erected at Barker Road adjoining the quarters for senior officers. Improvements were carried out at Queen Mary Hospital consisting of the conversion of the food service rooms into additional ward kitchens, fixing grilles and bostwick gates to several doors and windows, the erection of a car shelter and an extension to the existing garage. Owing to the pressure of other architectural projects it was not possible to commence the work of reprovisioning the south block of the Western Market, but the necessary working drawings and details were completed by the end of the year.
Roads.
Among the more important road works completed during the year were the super-elevation of the bends on Stubbs Road between Magazine Gap and Jardine's Corner, and Castle Peak Road, the reconstruction of Macdonnell Road and Tai Lam Chung bridges, access roads to New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 at Diamond Hill, and Sheung Yuen Ling village, the funds for which were contributed by the villagers, the surfacing of lengths of Chatham and Fanling Roads, and improvements to roads in a number of New Territory villages.
Major works in hand at the end of the year included the super-elevation of the bends on Repulse Bay Road, the construction of Argyle Street extension, road formation in connection with the Wong Nei Cheong development, the widening of Bowen Road and of the road at Castle Peak pier and the widening and raising of the road between Taipo Market and Taipo Land Office.
Drainage.
In Hong Kong new main sewers and storm water drains to a length of 4,809 feet and new open nullahs and channels of varying sections to a length of 530 feet were laid and 174 feet arched over. In addition, 602 feet of parapet walling to open nullahs was constructed. In Kowloon, New Kowloon and New Territories, new main sewers and storm water drains were constructed to a length of 9,273 feet and 648 feet of existing sewer was increased in size. In addition, 486 feet of parapet walling to open nullahs, seventeen feet of double nullah walling, 370 feet of single nullah walling and invert and 5,000 square feet of nullah decking were constructed. A contract was let in October to re-align a nullah in open-cut and 23,000 cubic yards of excavation in earth, boulders and rock were removed.
Anti-malarial work was continued in Hong Kong at Pokfulam between Queen Mary Hospital and Sandy Bay where 2,160 feet of stream-courses were trained.
Waterworks.
In Hong Kong 20,754 feet of mains of various sizes were laid. A 16,000 gallon steel tank was erected on R.B.L. 7, the Peak. Schemes for new filtration plants and service reservoirs at Aberdeen and Pokfulam were put in hand. Nos. 1 and 2 pumping units at Tytam Tuk became unserviceable and were disposed of, and two new pumping units were ordered from England to replace them. Ten waste detection meters were fixed and a number of tests successfully carried out.
In Kowloon and New Kowloon 18,570 feet of mains were laid and 7,540 feet were laid in the New Territories. Four waste detection meters were fixed.
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