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Clearing and forming areas west of Kowloon City Road, Hok Un, Hau Pui Lung and Shek Shan, $35,000. This item is required to level and form areas to the West of Kowloon City Road to the North of Hung Hom.
Exhumation of Chinese Cemeteries, Hau Pui Lung, $25,000.-It is necessary that this old Chinese Cemetery be cleared of graves in order to al- low for the clearing away of hill on which Cemetery stands.
Filling in areas at Muluukok, $1,000. This item is for filling 110111- erous hollows that at present collect water and breed mosquitoes.
Laying a cable between Hung Hom Bridge and Yaumati Government School. $8,000.-In January 1929 there were only 12 pairs spare in the main cable. In view of the projected intercommunication with the Ilong Kong Telephone Co. an extra cable is essential.
Additional 100 line Telephone Exchange Switchboard for Kowloon, $5,000. This switchboard is necessary to meet the normal expansion.
Renewing electrical wiring in Mataukok Slaughter House, Kowloon Post Office and Tsimshatsui Pier, $700.—The present wiring is in poor condition and it is essential that it be renewed.
Rewiring Kowloon Railway Station and Good's Yard, Officers Quarters, Hung Hom, A. & B. Blocks, and Old Quarters, formerly property of the China Light and Power Company, $8,650.-It is essential that these build- ings be rewired in 1930.
Chinese Cemeteries Laying out new areas, $10,000.-Necessary for terracing and reforming areas.
WATER WORKS.
Distributing Water Mains, $15,000. This work is necessary on Ac- count of new water mains required owing to expansion in Kowloon.
PORT WORKS.
Mong Kok Tsui Ferry Pier, $55,000.-The sum of $150,000 was in- cluded in the Estimates for 1929 (on account) for the Western Ferry Piers. The revised total estimated cost is $220,000 of which it is estim- ated that $110,000 will be spent before the end of 1929, leaving a balance of $110,000, which in the 1930 Estimates has been allocated to these Piers in their respective districts, viz. Shamshuipo (see item 102) and Mong Kok Tsui. The sum of $55,000 is required to complete this pier in 1930.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
Compensation and Resumption, $100,000. This vote is required for the acquisition of buildings and land which impede the Town Planning lay- out Scheme for Kowloon and which prevent the realignment and widening of
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NEW KOWLOON.
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Kowloon City Market Extension, $3,000.-Retention money on the extension that was put in hand in 1929.
Latrine and Bathhouse at Kowloon City north of New Police Station, $7,000. This amount completes the cost of this convenience which was put in hand in 1929. The revised estimate for this work is $22,000, and a sum of $7,000 is required to complete the work in 1930.
Married Quarters, Laichikok Prison, $85,000.-The sum of $67,000 was provided in the Estimates for 1929. The original plans were revised and Council approved a proposal to build more suitable quarters at a cost of $110,000. There will be no expenditure during 1929, and it is hoped to expend $85,000 during 1930.
GENERAL WORKS.
Roads. $80,000.-To provide for areas in course of development. Roads are macadamized, kerbed and channelled and footpaths laid as new buildings are erected during the year.
Drainage. (a) Training Nullahs, $10,000.-To provide for cutting trenches to prevent breeding pools for mosquitoes and permanent nullah channels through swamps as development proceeds.
(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works, $50,000.-This vote is required to provide for drainage works of a small nature, connections to sewers and to stormwater drains and to provide generally for the drainage of the areas in New Kowloon which are being rapidly developed for building purposes.
Miscellaneous, $10,000.-To provide for miscellaneous works such as small latrines, temporary markets, small stores, alterations to buildings leased by Government, electrical fittings not otherwise provided for and many small items asked for by various Departments from time to time which are necessary but for which no specific provision has been made.
Water Works, $4,000. To provide for areas in course of develop- ment, repairs to catchwaters and paths across catchment areas, etc.
Port Works, $1,000.-To provide for small works and to cover cost of investigations involving soundings and borings for proposed works.
COMMUNICATIONS.
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Kowloon Tong Development Area at Kowloon Tsai. Extension of Roads (no surfacing), $5,000.—This is necessary for the completion of certain roads within the Kowloon Tong area.
84. Widening of Nathan Road-Extension northward to Nam Cheong Street (junction of New Tai Po and Castle Peak Roads), $5,600.—This is re- quired to extend Nathan Road and to meet the needs of ever increasing traffic; portions of present road are only 30 feet wide. This completes the work.
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Abcess Road (15 ft. wüle) to Christian Cemetery, Kowloon City, $7,000. This is necessary in order to provide access to the Cemetery as promised by Government. The work was put in hand in 1929.
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