(b) At Wo Hop Shek, a foot path of 230 linear yards was constructed with cement concrete alongside the railway track for the conveni- ence of passengers during the Ching Ming and Chung Yeung Festivals.
(c) The timber seats on the platforms at Tai Po Kau and Fanling Stations were replaced by 21 and 64 terrazzo finished concrete benches respectively.
(d) The goods yard near No. 8 Road at Kowloon Station was extended
by 300 square yards.
51. Station Buildings. The station buildings at Yau Ma Tei, Sha Tin, University, Tai Po Kau, Tai Po Market, Fanling and Sheung Shui, the Power Signal Cabin at Kowloon Terminus, and the Railway Restaurant at Lo Wu were overhauled and re-decorated.
52. Staff Quarters. Major overhauls and re-decoration works were done to the staff quarters at Yau Ma Tei, Sha Tin, Tai Po Market, Fanling and Lo Wu Stations and at Gills Cutting. The gate huts at Miles 7, 9, 131, 18 and 19 and the watchman huts at the north and south of Beacon Hill Tunnel were also overhauled.
53. New Works and Improvements
(a) Three new shelters with a total area of 350 square yards and four shelters with a total area of 470 square yards were constructed at Tai Po Kau and Tai Po Market Stations respectively.
(b) Some 17,377 cubic yards of earth were dumped along the embank- ment between Mile 5 and Mile 7 for widening the formation for accommodating the proposed double line to Sha Tin.
(c) The formation at Lo Wu Station was widened for laying an addi- tional loop line. The works included 13,850 cubic yards of filling and 200 reinforced concrete sheet piles.
(d) To make way for the road complex at the junction of Princess Margaret/Chatham/Gascoigne Roads, new workshops are being constructed near Mile 83 to replace the existing ones at Hung Hom. The main line between Sha Tin and Mile 8 was diverted to a new track. The existing track will be used for vehicles to the new Workshops.
(e) Three frictional buffer stops were installed, one in the praya siding at Kowloon Terminus and two at the goods yard of Yau Ma Tei Station.
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