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Increased slaughtering accounts for an increase in running expenses of meat vans and is reflected in increased revenue.
The opening of the new Central Market has resulted in considerably greater expenditure on light; the revenue from markets is now collected direct by the Treasury and amounted to $556,329.85 during 1939.
4. REFUSE COLLECTION AND REFUSE REMOVAL.
To improve the street scavenging facilities, an additional 200 coolies were engaged and 5 extra refuse lorries were placed in commission as from 1st July, 1939.
The streets in the urban area are now swept continuously from 7.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily instead of twice daily.
Equipment. The department has at its disposal for refuse collection and removal 32 motor lorries (of which 20 are employed in Hong Kong and 12 in Kowloon), 3 towing tugs, 9 deep draft and 9 light draft lighters and 3 sailing junks.
During the year three new six-wheeler Morris refuse lorries and five new Ford 2 ton refuse lorries mentioned above were added to the fleet.
Collection.
There were collected and delivered to depots:-
(i) from City of Victoria, including hill district and out-lying residences (all of which was collected by motor lorries, except 537 tons at Aberdeen and 4,430 tons at Shaukiwan, which were collected by handcarts).
(i) from Kowloon including Kowloon Tong and Kowloon City (all of which was collected by motor lorries, except 1,620 tons at Ma Tau Kok, which were collected by handcarts).
(ii) collected in rural districts (Pokfulam Village, Telegraph Bay, Aplichau and Shek O) and burnt in incinerators
(iv) delivered to the digester
Total
(or 397.5 tons per day)
89,971.5 tons
52,722.5 tons
965.0 tons
1,432.0 tons
145,091.0 tons
Removal.-201,301.5 tons (or 551.8 tons per day) were received at the depots. The difference between this figure and the figure shown as collected is due to the fact that a large quantity of refuse is taken to the depots by private firms and individuals.
During the year all refuse was taken to the Kun Tong reclamation.
Cost. The cost of refuse collection and removal is shown in Table III.
M (1) 2
Increased slaughtering accounts for an increase in running expenses of meat vans and is reflected in increased revenue.
The opening of the new Central Market has resulted in considerably greater expenditure on light; the revenue from markets is now collected direct by the Treasury and amounted to $556,329.85 during 1939.
4. REFUSE COLLECTION AND REFUSE REMOVAL.
To improve the street scavenging facilities, an additional 200 coolics were engaged and 5 extra refuse lorries were placed in commission as from 1st July, 1939.
The streets in the urban area are now swept continuously from 7.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily instead of twice daily.
Equipment. The department has at its disposal for refuse collection and removal 32 motor lorries (of which 20 are employed in Hong Kong and 12 in Kowloon), 3 towing tugs, 9 deep draft and 9 light draft lighters and 3 sailing junks.
During the year three new six-wheeler Morris refuse lorries and five new Ford 2 ton refuse lorries mentioned above were added to the fleet.
Collection.
There were collected and delivered to depots:-
(i) from City of Victoria, including hill district and out-
lying residences
(all of which was collected by motor lorries, except 537 tons at Aberdeen and 4,430 tons at Shaukiwan, which were collected by handcarts).
(i) from Kowloon including Kowloon Tong and Kowloon
City
(all of which was collected by motor lorries, except 1,620 tons at Ma Tau Kok, which were collected by handcarts).
(ii) collected in rural districts (Pokfulam Village, Tele- graph Bay, Aplichau and Shek O) and burnt in incinerators
(iv) delivered to the digester
Total
(or 397.5 tons per day)
89,971.5 tons
52,722.5 tons
965.0 tons
1,432.0 tons
145,091.0 tons
Removal.-201,301.5 tons (or 551.8 tons per day) were received at the depots. The difference between this figure and the figure shown as collected is due to the fact that a large quantity of refuse is taken to the depots by private firms and individuals.
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During the year all refuse was taken to the Kun Tong reclamation.
Cost. The cost of refuse collection and removal is shown in Table III.
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