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33 and the bridges at Wo Hop Shek station were overhauled and painted.

Worn sleepers on bridges Nos. 10, 24, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 were renewed.

42. Road Level Crossings. The road level crossings at Mile 7, Mile 9 and Mile 13 were overhauled.

43. Approach Road and Station Yard. The approach road at Wo Hop Shek station and a section of the approach road and yard at Blackheads were resurfaced.

A temporary level crossing with gates was constructed on 27th February, 1958, at Mile 8 near Fo Tan village, Sha Tin, for the passage of motor lorries to facilitate the erection of a new dyeing factory. The crossing was manned at the expense of the factory.

At Lo Wu station a new reinforced concrete covered passage way leading from the Customs building to the station building was erected for the protection of passengers against sun and rain. The north-eastern portion of the station yard was tidied up. Turfing and the planting of shrubs and trees were carried out by the Agricultural Department.

The fencing at Kowloon station yard along Salisbury Road was completely overhauled, painted and partly re-aligned.

44. Station Buildings. The station buildings at Lo Wu and the goods sheds at Kowloon were overhauled and painted.

45. Staff Quarters. Major repairs were done to the kitchens of the workshop staff quarters at Hung Hom. The ganghut and signal foreman's quarters at Blackheads, engine driver's quarters at Hung Hom, old staff quarters at Sha Tin, the station master's quarters at Tai Po Market and the traffic quarters at Tai Po and Lo Wu were overhauled and painted. General repairs and improvements were made in the Railway Police Quarters inside Hung Hom Workshop.

46. Workshop. The Mechanical Engineer's office was overhauled and painted. Improvements on the advice of the Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, were made to the inflammable liquid store inside Hung Hom Workshop by altering the existing windows and doors and by the addition of hollow tiles on the roof for better heat insulation.

Two water towers were completely repainted.

47. New Work. A new reinforced concrete Immigration Office build- ing was erected at Lo Wu station and handed over to the Police in July.

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