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FORECAST OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PERIOD 1952 TO 1957

All figures in $ million.

Expendi-

Estimate

ture to 1952/53 1953/54 1954/55 | 1955/56 1956/57 31.3.52.

Education:

New schools and buildings

7.53

1.03

2.27

1.23

1.50

1.50

Harbour and Airport:

North Point sea wall and

reclamation

2.00

1.00

1.00

Star Ferry piers

5.00

.60

.05

2.35

2.00

Kowloon City pier

.75

.75

Vehicular Ferry pier

10.00

1.00

3.00

Medical and Health:

Wanchai tuberculosis and

dental clinic

.60

.60

Kennedy Town abattoir

15.00

.01

.10

.60

5.00

5.00

4.29

Light construction markets

1.10

.36

.40

.14

.20

Public latrines and bath-houses

.47

.10

.18

.10

.09

New Territories markets

.30

.10

.10

.10

Kowloon General Hospital and

quarters

14.00

.02

.18

6.00

5.00

2.80

Mental Hospital

8.00

1.00

6.00

1.00

Offices, Quarters, etc.:

Central Government offices

11.00

.04

3.50

4.50

2.25

.71

Kowloon Fire Station

1.70

.10

1.55

.05

Albany quarters

1.11

1.02

.09

P.W.D. workshop

3.00

3.00

District branch offices

3.75

.75

.75

.75

.75,

Kowloon G.P.O. and main

sorting office

5.00

1.00

Police:

Canton Road Police quarters

5.23

.75

4.37

.11

Police headquarters

10.50

.05

2.00

4.45

3.00

1.00

Sha Tau Kok blockhouse

.81

.04

.72

.05

Traffic lights

.10

.10

Western Police quarters

2.50

.10

2.40

Public Buildings:

Civic centre

16.00

.05

.05

.05

9.85

6.00

Reclamation:

Causeway Bay reclamation

scheme

17.15

3.80

6.82

5.38

1.15

Central reclamation scheme

5.40

.45

.80

1.10

3.05

Roads, Drainage and Bridges:

New Territories bridges

1.60

.10

1.30

.20

Blue Pool Road

.40

.25

.15

Sewer replacements

.30

.14

.16

Nullah decking

.75

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

Reconstruction of public motor

roads

19.70

3.00

4.00

4.00

4.00

4.70

Social Welfare:

Approved school

.32

.32

Remand Home

.45

.45

Water Supplies:

Service reservoirs

5.32

.47

1.33

.60

1.00

1.60

.32

Tai Tam-Shau Ki Wan water

supply

2.70

.30

.10

.75

.75

Experimental wells in New

Territories

.20

.05

.15

Cheung Chau water supply

.50

.50

Replacement and extension of

water mains

8.00

2.02

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

12.68

32.98

33.44

41.54

33.13

23.01

*Tai Lam Chung scheme

40.00

.55

9.44

16.51

13.50

13.23

42.42

49.95

55.04

33.04

23.01

* Financed from the Development Fund.