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station at Kowloon are so much greater than those of any
of the other stations that it has been decided tv raise
the salary scale of the Kowloon Station Master.
Most of the items under Special Expenditure are
sufficiently explained by the foot-notes. Goods traffic at
Yaumati has increased, necessitating an extension to the
present yard. The Station buildings at Sheung Shui are in
a bad way and must be re-conditioned. A new permanent
structure is very desirable but must be pastponed till
better times. The sub-head "new bodywork for 4 coaches"
has appeared regularly for the last few years. The pro-
vision now made will complete the programme.
coaches will have been rebit. At present we have not a
sufficient number of second class coaches to meet the
traffic needs and we are losing revenue thereby. It is
proposed to purchase two next year. The six coaches which
are without lighting equipment are not used as much as they
should be, because of the difficulty of combining them with
other coaches. This is uneconomical and it is proposed next
year to equip them properly.
Miscellaneous Services.
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Under this Head the only item to which I need
refer is sub-head 26, Broadcasting, which shows an increase
of $12,600. It is hoped that next year it may be possible
to have simultaneous transmission of European and Chinese
programmes. This will necessitate the engagement of more
announcers both European and Chinese and other expenses.
Whether this dual programme is to be a permanent feature or not depends on the support given to it, particularly by
the Chinese community. The only test by which it is pos-
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