46. Station Buildings. The station buildings at Hung Hom, Tai Po Kau, Tai Po Market, Wo Hop Shek, Fanling and Lo Wu and the Railway Restaurant at Lo Wu were overhauled and re-decorated.
47. Railway Workshops. All the buildings of the Railway Workshops at Hung Hom were overhauled and repainted.
48. Staff Quarters. Major overhauls were done to the headman and platelayers quarters at Mile 16 and Fanling Station and the traffic staff quarters at Tai Po Market, Fanling and Lo Wu Stations.
49. New Work and Improvements
(a) To cope with longer trains, the main line and loop line platforms at Sha Tin Station were both extended by 200 feet to a length of 950 feet. At Tai Po Market Station the main line platform was extended by 300 feet, and the loop line platform by 200 feet to a length of 950 feet.
(b) Five new platform shelters were erected at Yau Ma Tei Station. (c) To improve the efficiency of goods handling at Yau Ma Tei Goods Yard a total area of 3,300 sq. yards of the goods yard was resur- faced and 290 linear yards of the sidings were decked with cement
concrete.
(d) To avoid flooding of the power signalling equipment in the Kowloon Station Yard, a new drainage system was installed to divert all storm water into the stormwater drains of the Public Works Department.
50. Railway Land. The following areas of Railway Land were let out on permits for various purposes:
Description
Military Use...
Club House and Sports Ground
Motor Car Garage
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Storage
Cultivation and Gardening...
Various Other Purposes
Total
Área Sq. Ft.
Annual Rental $
3.00
126,936
20.00
18,972
21,787.00
12,002
10,947.00
1,179,747
3,805.00
222,701
29,019.00
1,560,358
$65,581.00
51. Advertising Spaces. Advertising spaces let during the year were 10,003 sq. ft. to a total value of $331,244.89.
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