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Sub-head 31.-Victoria Hospital, Tennis Court, $3,000. This tennis court was destroyed during an electric storm in 1926. The retaining walls and filling were partially replaced and it is now proposed to complete the work to make this court playable.
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32.-Victoria Hospital: Hot Water System to Maternity Block. $18,000.—
Owing to the increased cost of gas the existing gas boiler and geyser service to the Maternity Block has been found very expensive and it is proposed to replace it by the introduction of a hot water supply from coal burning boilers.
33-Central Market: Fish Tanks, $2,000.-The work consists of the removal of the fresh water fish tanks from a position adjoining the
Des Voeux Road entrance to the Queen's Road end of the market in order to relieve the congestion of the market at the Des Voeux Road end.
34-Traffic white lines, studs ete, $5,000. To meet the cost of providing and laying down either white lines or studs on road corners, curves and junctions.
35-Upper Peak Tram Station Parking Ground, $6,500.-To provide increased car parking facilities near this station. This is a necessary convenience.
36.-Chai Wan Cemetery Sertons Quarters, $2,500.-No quarters are provided at this Chinese Cemetery. Quarters are desirable and as the rough wooden shelter now in use is dilapidated the time is judged opportune to proceed with this small work.
37.-Government Pavilion Gardeners' Quarters, $800.-The work consists of a small addition to the servants' quarters of the Government Pavilion at the Peak in order to provide accommodation for the two gardeners employed on the gardens of Government property in the vicinity. 38-Botanical Gardens: Improvements, $6,600.-With this vote it is proposed to remake the gallery walk in the New Gardens which was destroyed by a landslide in 1923. The erection of protective railings and replacement of wood and barbed wire fencings by R. C. C. and tube rails in the same Gardens are also included.
39.-Extension to Buildings Ordinance Office, $11,000.-This work consists of the extension of the three lower floors of the existing building housing the Buildings Ordinance, Waterworks and Survey Offices in order to give increased accommodation to those sub-Departments. A sum of $11,000 was voted in Supplementary Estimates 1932 to meet the cost of an extension to the ground floor only. It is considered however that the crowded condition of the Waterworks and Survey Offices warrants the erection of a three-storey extension in place of the original one-storey. The total cost is $22,000 and the sum requested will complete the work.
WATER WORKS.
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40.-Buck Lane Service Pipes, $7,000.-Provides for the extension of subsidiary service pipes in back lanes in newly developed properties to obviate the excessive cutting of roads which would be necessary for direct connection to principal mains. These subsidiary mains are eventually paid for by house owners when connections are applied for.
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Sub-head 41.-New Principal Mains in Cily, $20,000. To meet increasing consump- tion and maintain adequate working pressures in the City it is necessary to extend the larger distributing water mains.
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42.-Balance Tank at Aplichau, $1,000.-Aplichau is supplied with water from Aberdeen by means of a 2" submarine pipe. This pipe is liable to interruption and is too small to provide either adequate pressure or volume in the event of a fire. It is proposed to erect a pressed steel tank to overcome this difficulty.
43.-Eastern Pumping Scheme, $20,000.-To commence the provision of a filtered water supply to the slopes of Mount Cameron, Jardines Lookout, Broadwood Road and eventually Repulse Bay, from the Eastern Filter Beds.
44.--Sand washer, $1,000.-To provide an additional mechanical sand washer for the slow sand filter beds to dispense with the remaining hand washing. The existing machines have proved satisfactory and economical.
PORT WORKS.
45. Construction of a Rubble Mound at North Point, $40,000.-The work prevents dumped materials for reclamation being washed into the Harbour and is a continuation from last year.
46.-Construction of a Rubble Mound between Oil Street and M.L. 321, $40,000. Completes the rubble mound in connection with the reclama- tion of the area in front of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. At the same time it also provides a convenient and economical outlet for surplus rock from the Causeway Bay-Ming Yuen Road.
47-Construction of a Rubble Mound at Kennedy Town, $35,000.—Owing to the possible transfer of the Typhoon Refuge from Yaumati to Cheung Sha Wan thereby closing the Cheung Sha Wan dumping area, it is necessary to commence an alternative site to take dredging and building debris.
PUBLIC HEALTH & BUILDINGS ORDINANCE,
48.-Resumptions for Road Widening Schemes approved by Government as rebuilding occurs $10,000.--This vote covers expenditure in connection with resumptions of private properties fronting on roads which require either widening or realignment.
49. Sailors' Home, West Point, $180,000 --Final instalment for the purchase of M.L. 187A in connection with the removal of the Home to a new site.
50.-Resumption of Royal Naval Canteen, $38,523.-The removal of the Royal Naval Canteen is required in order to link up Queen's Road Central with Hennessy Road. The sum now asked is the fourth and final of 4 equal half yearly instalments payable as compensation for the existing buildings.
ANTI-MALARIAL WORK.
51.-Permanent training of nullahs, $120,000.-This vote is for anti- malarial work in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. It provides for the training of stream courses, and draining of swamps to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
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