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(b) The two steel troughs which formed the main structural part of

Bridge No. 29 were reinforced with steel plates.

(c) All rotten sleepers on Bridges, Nos. 6, 7, 22 and 24 and all the

rotten decking timber on Bridge No. 38 were renewed.

(d) Bridges Nos. 1, 15A, 34 and 35 were repainted.

41. Road Level Crossings

(a) All the decking timber on the road level crossings at Mile 9 and Mile 18 and part of the decking timber on the level crossing at Sheung Shui were renewed. All the fastenings in the decking and the stone ballast under the tracks in the road level crossings at Mile 7 and Mile 19 were renewed.

(b) All the crossing barriers were repainted with reflective paints.

42. Station Yards and Platforms

(a) At Lo Wu, 1,000 sq. yards of the station platforms were re- surfaced with bituminous wearing course and approximately 70 sq. yards with cement concrete. A total length of 460 feet of open channel was constructed in the station yard for better drainage between the railway tracks.

(b) The platform awnings in Kowloon Terminus were overhauled and repainted including the renewal of 400 sq. yards of asbestos roofing.

43. Station Buildings

(a) The station buildings at Ma Liu Shui and Sheung Shui were

overhauled and redecorated.

(b) The restaurant inside Kowloon Terminus was redecorated includ- ing fitting with double doors and fly-proof windows and the renewal of the whole floor with mosaic tiles.

44. Staff Quarters. Major overhauls were done to Wylie Court Quarters at Hung Hom, Luen Wan Street Quarters and No. 2 Ganghut at Yau Ma Tei, Traffic Quarters at Sha Tin and Tai Po Kau Stations, Running Staff Quarters, Ganghut and platelayers family quarters at Lo Wu.

45. New Works and Improvements

(a) To protect passengers against sun and rain, the whole of Bridge No. 38 at the border between the British and Chinese Sections was roofed over with Stucco-finished aluminium sheeting fixed on steel trussed arches.

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