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Funds have been provided for the following projects listed in Category B of the Appendix to allow the Public Works Department to commence preliminary planning:—
Queen Mary Hospital, new wing
Abattoirs: (a) Kennedy Town
(b) Cheung Sha Wan
Police Rank and File Quarters and School
Government Offices, Caroline Hill
Resettlement Housing at: (a) Kun Tong
(b) Chai Wan
(c) Lo Fu Ngam extension.
Service Reservoirs, Kowloon: (a) Taipo Road
(b) King's Park.
The estimate of $186,750,000 is divided under the following main headings:-
Buildings:
Education
$ 8,609,000
Medical and Health
14,360,000
Offices, Quarters, etc.
17,013,000
Police
6,184,000
Prisons
1,100,500
Public Building, etc.
1,425,000
Resettlement
25,733,400
Roads and Bridges:
New Works
7,368,500
Reconstruction and Improvements
6,684,600
Reclamations and Piers
10,232,000
Drainage
3,582,000
Water Supplies
37,809,000
Airport
35,379,000
Miscellaneous
11,270,000
HEAD 32-QUARTERING
Estimate 1958/59
$2,886,100
Revised estimate 1957/58
2,538,000
Approved estimate 1957/58
2,562,500
Actual Expenditure 1956/57
2,612,366
1957/58
1958/59
Difference
Permanent staff
Supernumerary staff
Net decrease
9
9
1
1
1
The vacant post of Executive Grade Officer against which a supernumerary post of Assistant Quartering Authority had previously been held, has been deleted.
More accommodation required and increased costs have necessitated an increase of $350,000 in subhead 4 (Rent of non-departmental accommodation).
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