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(including bridge); Wong Nei Cheong Old Road Improvement, (i.e. 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.
Tarpainting was carried out on the following roads:-10th- 16th Mile-stone, Castle Peak Road; 26th-27th mile-stone, Au Tau; whilst the bend on the Taipo Road near the 54 mile-stone was effected. 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.
4. Drainage. 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 nullahs. 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 sewers 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.
5. Water Works.-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 mains from 2"-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 was constructed on Jardine's Lookout at an elevation of 778 feet A.O.D. to supply high level development.
In Kowloon and New Kowloon the following lengths of new mains were laid to improve distribution:-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.
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A new water supply was provided for Tsun Wan consisting 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. The Public Gardens Service Reservoir was completed thus concluding the first section of the Shing Mun Valley Water Scheme.
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.
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 completed.
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6. Reclamations-At Tsat Tze Mui, a further four acres were reclaimed making a total of approximately fourteen acres. A reclamation of about ten acres was commenced at Kennedy Town. Work on the reclamation at Cheung Sha Wan was stopped. An area of about eight acres has been filled in at Ma Tau Kok,
7. Electrical Works.-The existing installation were main- tained in good order. Telephones, lights, fans, bells, lifts, ferry pier hoists, traffic lights, etc.
Underground cables were laid between G.P.O.--Happy Valley and G.P.O.--Peak W/T. Station.
Improved traffic control lights were installed at junction of Queen's Road--Pokfulam Road; Bonham Road-Pokfulam Road and Connaught Road Central.
Twenty police recall signals were police stations.
installed in
various
Kowloon-Canton Railway, Taipo, Taipo-Market and Fanling Station were wired for electric lights. Also the Railway work- shop at Hung Hom, and an underground cable for power and light installed.
Thirty telephones were installed in various places. Repairs to the submarine cable to Stonecutters were carried out.
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