CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935 — Page 57

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COMMUNICATIONS.

7. Works completed were:-The Concourse Area at Jubilee Street Vehicular Ferry Pier was surfaced; completed portions of Jaffé and Thomson Roads were kerbed, channelled and surfaced; a new area for burial purposes was formed in the Colonial Cemetery; a further section of Connaught Road West from Eastern Street to Ping On Wharf was strengthened and sand- carpeting and surfacing on a 6′′ cement concrete foundation was laid; û further section of Kennedy Road adjoining the Magazine was widened to 30 feet; a retaining wall adjoining I.L. 59 section A, Caine Road, was taken down and rebuilt to the new road alignment; dangerous bends on Tai Hang Road were improved: Stubbs Road was regraded between the Peak Hotel and Jardine's Corner; a portion of Prince Edward Road between the Railway Bridge and Leven Road was surfaced with 7" reinforced concrete; Chatham Road between Middle Road and Austin Road was laid with bottoming and surfacing; the Concourse Area at Jordan Road Vehicular Ferry Pier was laid with bottoming and surfacing; Taipo Road was diverted at its junction with Castle Peak Road and laid with bottoming and surfacing; Children's Playground complete with shelter,

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lavatories and equipment was erected at Kowloon Tong; area for Children's Playground was formed at Tong Mi Road; area for Children's Playground was formed at Shantung Street; the bend on Castle Peak Road opposite the Warders' Quarters was widened and improved; the bend at top of Laichikok Hill

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widened and improved. The strengthening and improvement of road surfaces in the New Territories was continued between 20th and 21st milestones -Castle Peak; between 30th and 35th milestones-Mei Po-- Fanling: between Kwanti Race Course and 2nd milestone, Sha Tau Kok Road, and at Tsun Wan Hill; also between Tai Wai Level Crossing (8) milestone) and 124 milestone, Taipo Road. The hilly portions of the Lin Ma Hang-Sha Tau Kok Patrol Path were surfaced.

8. Works under construction were:-' The 1st section of new 75′ road between Causeway Bay and Ming Yuen Gardens; a new road to Bathing Beaches (S.E. of Repulse Bay); widening of Robinson Road between Peak Road and Glenealy (including bridge); Wong Nei Cheong Old Road Improvement (ie. Blue Pool Road); path 10 ft. wide from Shek O Gap to Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station; New Road from Island Road to Stanley; Upper Peak Tram Station Parking Ground; Road to Wong Ma Kok to serve Prison Site.

9. Tarpainting was carried out on the following roads:- 10th-16th Milestone, Castle Peak Road; 26th-27th milestone, Au Tau; whilst the bend on the Taipo Road near the 5 milestone was removed. The main street at Un Long was surfaced, kerbed and channelled in front of new houses and an invert was laid to the existing nullah.

DRAINAGE.

10. New sewers and storm water drains were constructed in Hong Kong to a length of 16,058 feet, and parapet walling to open nullahs to a length of 378 feet. An additional septic

tank was constructed at Repulse Bay. Anti-malarial campaign work was continued at Mount Parker, Stanley, Sookunpoo and Lyeemun and a commencement made at Kowloon Tong. Streams were trained to a total length of 27,812 feet and 1,862 feet as walled mullahs. In Kowloon new sewers and storm water drains were constructed to a length of 13,081 feet and an open nullah was decked over for a length of 333 feet. In New Kowloon the length of new sewors and storm water drains constructed was 14,761 feet. In Kowloon and New Kowloon nullah walling was built to a length of 2,301 feet and parapet walling constructed to a length of 2,742 feet. Various minor works were carried out in the New Territories.

WATER WORKS.

11. In Hong Kong the following lengths of new mains were laid to improve the distribution system-1,042 feet of 10", 1,416 feet of 8", 1,529 feet of 6" and 1,573 feet of smaller sizes. 5,050 feet of subsidiary pipes from "3" were laid in back lanes. 550 feet of 24" steel main were diverted round the new Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Site. A covered service reservoir of 208,000 gallons capacity having a T.W.L. of 778 feet A.O.D. was constructed on Jardine's Lookout to supply high level development. In Kowloon and New Kowloon the following lengths of new mains were laid to improve distributions:-1,290 feet of 18", 10,541 feet of 12", 1.005 feet of 8", 4,182 feet of 6" and 855 feet of smaller sizes. 13,636 feet of subsidiary mains were laid in back lanes. The new five million gallons service reservoir at Yaumati Hill was nearly completed. At Taipo 1,916 feet of 6" main were laid and 420 feet of smaller sizes.

A new water supply was provided for Tsun Wan consist- ing of an intake, strainer and storage tank of 5,000 gallons, 10,468 feet of 4" piping and 970 feet of 2" piping. The Fanling supply was improved by laying 1,095 feet of 5" piping and 737 feet of 4" piping. A steel storage tank of 30,000 gallons capacity was also erected. A water supply for Yuen Long district was investigated.

12. The Public Gardens Service Reservoir completed the first section of the Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme.

13. The 2nd section of the Aberdeen East Catchwater and the Outfall Nullah at Aberdeen were completed. The 2nd section of the Aberdeen West Catchwater was nearly completed. The removal of silt from the Lower Reservoir was continued and the Access Road to the Lower Dam was surfaced.

14. The 1st section of the Pottinger Peak Catchwater was completed, whilst the Tytam Tuk East Catchwater and the first section of the Dragon's Back Catchwater were nearly completed.

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