Q 76
(b) General Works,
Roads,
Taipo Market Road Widening.
112. 550 feet of 3″ wrought iron piping were laid in the main road temporarily replacing a similar length of 6″ cast iron main taken up for relaying and 60 feet of 2″ wrought iron piping were laid as extensions of supplies to Land Office and Police Station.
(e) Miscellaneous.
113. Alterations to existing inside services were carried out at Upper Levels Police Station; the inside service was laid and connected to the mains at the Isolation Huts, Kennedy Town and 427 feet of 1¼″ wrought iron piping were laid from the end of the 3″ main in the Road to the Police Station at Au Tau and the inside services installed therein.
114.
(d) Air Raid Precautions.
In addition to the works carried out under Waterworks votes protective works were carried out as given below.
ISLAND.
115. At Tytam Tuk Pumping Station an old open underground concrete water tank 51′-0″ long × 20′-0″ wide × 9′-0″ deep was converted into a splinter proof shelter by covering it over with an 8″ reinforced cement slab carried on reinforced cement piers. The entrance was designed so that it can be gas-proofed and an emergency exit was provided. All exposed piping, doors, and windows were protected by means of railway sleepers and sandbags.
116. At Pokfulam Road Pumping Station and Elliot Filters a splinter proof reinforced concrete shelter 40′-0″ long × 7′-6″ wide × 7′-0″ high was constructed for the pumping station staff. Both ends of the space under the bridge over the access path to West Point were sandbagged to provide a second splinter proof shelter for the pumping station staff. The outlet tunnel from the service reservoir at Elliot was sandbagged to provide a shelter for the filtration plant staff. All exposed piping, doors, and windows at the pumping station were protected by sandbags and railway sleepers.
117. At various pumping stations twenty-five chemical fire extinguishers were provided and special lighting was arranged for use during blackouts.
MAINLAND.
118 Air raid shelter trenches were dug at Shek Li Pui and Shing Mun and work put in hand on the construction of interchangeable precast reinforced concrete sections for lining these shelters. The entrances to the Administration house at Shek Li Pui were sand-bagged. At the Slow Sand Filters it was decided to adapt the South pipe tunnel as a shelter, entrances were sandbagged and the work of rendering it gasproof put in hand.
119. The following alterations to mains were carried out in the Kowloon Hospital grounds—525 feet of 4″ wrought iron main were laid, 232 feet of 4″ and 112 feet of 3″ wrought iron mains were removed and 213 feet of 3″ wrought iron piping was abandoned.
Q 76
(b) General Works,
Roads,
Taipo Market Road Widening.
112. 550 feet of 3′′ wrought iron piping were laid in the main road temporarily replacing a similar length of 6" cast iron main taken up for relaying and 60 feet of 2′′ wrought iron piping were laid as extensions of supplies to Land Office and Police Station.
(e) Miscellaneous.
113. Alterations to existing inside services were carried out at Upper Levels Police Station; the inside service was laid and connected to the mains at the Isolation Huts, Kennedy Town and 427 feet of 11" wrought iron piping were laid from the end of the 3" main in the Road to the Police Station at Au Tau and the inside services installed therein.
114.
(d) Air Raid Precautions.
In addition to the works carried out under Waterworks votes protective works were carried out as given below.
ISLAND.
115. At Tytam Tuk Pumping Station an old open underground concrete water tank 51′-0′′ long x 20'-0" wide x 9'-0" deep was converted into a splinter proof shelter by covering it over with an 8" reinforced cement slab carried on reinforced cement piers. The entrance was designed so that it can be gas-proofed and an emergency exit was provided. All exposed piping, doors, and windows were protected by means of railway sleepers and sandbags.
116. At Pokfulam Road Pumping Station and Elliot Filters a splinter proof reinforced concrete shelter 40′-0′′ long × 7′-6′′ wide x 7′-0′′ high was constructed for the pumping station staff. Both ends of the space under the bridge over the access path to West Point were sandbagged to provide a second splinter proof shelter for the pumping station staff. The outlet tunnel from the service reservoir at Elliot was sandbagged to provide a shelter for the filtration plant staff. All exposed piping, doors, and windows at the pumping station were protected by sandbags and railway sleepers.
117. At various pumping stations twenty-five chemical fire extinguishers were provided and special lighting was arranged for use during blackouts.
MAINLAND.
118 Air raid shelter trenches were dug at Shek Li Pui and Shing Mun and work put in hand on the construction of interchangeable precast reinforced concrete sections for lining these shelters. The entrances to the Administration house at Shek Li Pui were sand-bagged. At the Slow Sand Filters it was decided to adapt the South pipe tunnel as a shelter, entrances were sandbagged and the work of rendering it gasproof put in hand.
119. The following alterations to mains were carried out in the Kowloon Hospital grounds-525 feet of 4′′ wrought iron main were laid, 232 feet of 4′′ and 112 feet of 3′′ wrought iron mains were removed and 213 feet of 3′′ wrought iron piping was abandoned."
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