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creek at Au Tau still remains to be done. An extension of the road at Castle Peak Bay to a point where a pier can be constructed to admit of launches going alongside at all states of the tide was begun. A branch road from Au Tau to Kam Tin was completed, with the exception of the bridge near the latter place, and branch roads between the following points were completed or nearly so:-Sheung Shui Railway Station to Fanling Golf Course; Sheung Shui Railway Station to Shek Wu Hui and Sheung Shui villages.
The training of the stream at No. 12 Bridge, Shaukiwan, was completed for the full distance to which such works are to be extended at present and the training of a considerable length of the stream at No. 11 Bridge was proceeded with. Streams in the Wongneichong, Wanchai, Bowen Road, Magazine Gap and Mount Austin Districts were also trained. An extension of the nullah at the railway yard, Hunghom, was carried out with a view to obviating the flooding of the yard during heavy rainstorms and the consequent deposit of large quantities of detritus. Various extensions of sewers in connection with new building lots were carried out and further drainage works were executed at Shamshuipo on account of reclamation works in progress there.
The reclamations in front of K.M.L.'s 29-31, Yaumati, to the south of K.M.L. 32, Taikoktsui, and at Shamshuipo were nearly completed. The works executed with a view to the improvement of Ap Liu Village were completed, but arrangements for the reconstruction of the houses themselves still remained to be carried out.
The work of providing scavenging lanes was continued, compensation being paid where necessary. The demolition of the riding floors over the north and south ends of Tung Man Lane and over the north end of Wing On Lane (Nos. 118 and 128 Des Voeux Road Central and 117 Queen's Road Central) was carried out, the owners being compensated by Government.
The service reservoir and filter beds near Sywan Gap in connection with the Shaukiwan Water Works were nearly completed. A new pumping station on Pokfulam Road to supersede the one on Bonham Road was in progress.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,132, containing a detached house, was resumed at a cost of $60,000, the house and surrounding land being taken over by the railway for a manager's residence, whilst the remainder of the land was utilized in conjunction with some adjoining Crown land for a site for subordinate officers' quarters. The amounts paid by the Railway and Public Works Department respectively were $46,682.31 and $13,317.69.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $1,247,689 and on works annually recurrent $599,843.
A very considerable amount of damage was caused by typhoons which occurred on the 16th-17th August and 18th-19th September, whilst a rainstorm on the 12th June did great damage to the New Territories road near Un Long. The typhoons were accompanied by exceptionally high tides.
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HONG KONG, 1913.
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creek at Au Tau still remains to be done. An extension of the road at Castle Peak Bay to a point where a pier can be constructed to admit of launches going alongside at all states of the tide was begun. A branch road from Au Tau to Kam Tin was completed, with the exception of the bridge near the latter place, and branch roads between the following points were completed or nearly so:-Sheung Shui Railway Station to Fanling Golf Course; Sheung Shui Railway Station to Shek Wu Hui and Sheung Shui villages.
The training of the stream at No. 12 Bridge, Shaukiwan, was completed for the full distance to which such works are to be extended at present and the training of a considerable length of the stream at No. 11 Bridge was proceeded with. Streams in the Wongneichong, Wanchai, Bowen Road, Magazine Gap and Mount Austin Districts were also trained. An extension of the nullah at the railway yard, Hunghom, was carried out with a view to obviating the flooding of the yard during heavy rainstorms and the consequent deposit of large quantities of detritus. Various extensions of sewers in con- nection with new building lots were carried out and further drainage works were executed at Shamshuipo on account of reclamation works in progress there.
The reclamations in front of K.M.L.'s 29-31, Yaumati, to the south of K.M.L. 32, Taikoktsui, and at Shamshuipo were nearly completed. The works executed with a view to the improvement of Ap Liu Village were completed, but arrangements for the recon- struction of the houses themselves still remained to be carried out.
The work of providing scavenging lanes was continued, com- pensation being paid where necessary. The demolition of the riding floors over the north and south ends of Tung Man Lane and over the north end of Wing On Lane (Nos. 118 and 128 Des Voeux Road Central and 117 Queen's Road Central) was carried out, the owners being compensated by Government.
The service reservoir and filter beds near Sywan Gap in con- nection with the Shaukiwan Water Works were nearly completed. A new pumping station on Pokfulam Road to supersede the one on Bonham Road was in progress.
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,132, containing a detached house, was resumed at a cost of $60,000, the house and surrounding land being taken over by the railway for a manager's residence, whilst the remainder of the land was utilized in conjunction with some adjoining Crown land for a site for subordinate officers' quarters. The amounts paid by the Railway and Public Works Department respectively were $46,682.31 and $13,317.69.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $1,247,689 and on works annually recurrent $599,843.
A very considerable amount of damage was caused by typhoons which occurred on the 16th-17th August and 18th-19th September, whilst a rainstorm. on the 12th June did great damage to the New Territories road near Un Long. The typhoons were accompanied by exceptionally high tides.
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