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Public Works Department Annual Report 工務司署年報 All AI Reviewed
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A traffic census was taken on some of the main roads in the Inside City district. During a twelve hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) the following results were obtained and these are shown compared with the 1936 figures.

Street Point where census was taken 1936 1937 Cars and motor cycles Buses, Lorries and motor cycles Cars and motor cycles Buses, Lorries and motor cycles Garden Road Junction of Murray Barracks 4584 596 4721 692 Magazine Gap Road May Road junction 1653 20 336 12 Stubbs Road Above Hong Kong Hotel Garage 637 309 971 346 Queen's Road West East of No. 7 Police Station 631 1139 639 1189 Des Voeux Road West Near Western Street 418 375 401 329 Connaught Road West Near Western Street 128 1065 135 1275 Pokfulam Road Near Pumping Station 599 317 512 424 Pokfulam Road South of No. 7 Police Station 596 310 654 497 Caine Road Junction of Arbuthnot Road 2658 400 1201 54

Expenditure $68,493.34

57. Roads and Bridges Outside City (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 102 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner.

The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing:

Square Yards Tarring and sanding 7,152 21" granolithic paving laid on footways 1,071 New sand carpeting 37 6" cement concrete road foundation 70

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A traffic census was taken on some of the main roads in the Inside City district. During a twelve hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) the following results were obtained and these are shown compared with the 1936 figures. Street Point where census was taken 1936 1937 Cars and motor cycles Buses, Lorries and motor cycles Cars and motor cycles Buses, Lorries and motor cycles Garden Road Junction of Murray Barracks 4584 596 4721 692 Magazine Gap Road May Road junction 1653 20 336 12 Stubbs Road Above Hong Kong Hotel Garage 637 309 971 346 Queen's Road West East of No. 7 Police Station 631 1139 639 1189 Des Voeux Road West Near Western Street 418 375 401 329 Connaught Road West Near Western Street 128 1065 135 1275 Pokfulam Road Near Pumping Station 599 317 512 424 Pokfulam Road South of No. 7 Police Station 596 310 654 497 Caine Road Junction of Arbuthnot Road 2658 400 1201 54 Expenditure $68,493.34 57. Roads and Bridges Outside City (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 102 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner. The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing: Square Yards Tarring and sanding 7,152 21" granolithic paving laid on footways 1,071 New sand carpeting 37 6" cement concrete road foundation 70
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- Q 11 A traffic census was taken on so:ne of the main roads in the Inside City district. During a twelve hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) the following results were obtained and these are shewn compared with the 1936 figures. 1936. 1937, Street. Point where census was taken. Cars Cars Lorries Lorries and and and and motor motor Buses. Buses. cycles cycles Garden Road Junction of Murray Barracks. 4584 596 4721 692 Magazine Gap Road. May Road junction 1653 20 336 12 Stubbs Road Above Hong Kong Hotel Garage 637 309 971 346 Queen's Road West East of No. 7 Police Station. 631 1139 639 1189 Des Voeux Road Near Western Street West 418 375 401 329 Connaught Road Near Western Street West 128 1065 135 1275 lokfulam Road Near Pumping Station 599 317 512 424 Pokfulam Road South of No. 7 Police Station. 596 310 654 497 Caine Road Junction of Arbuthnot Road.. 2658 400 1201 54 Expenditure $68,493.34 57. Roads and Bridges Outside City (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 102 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner. The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing: Square Yards. Tarring and sanding 7,152 21" granolithic paving laid on footways 1,071 New sand carpeting 37 6" cement concrete road foundation 70
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- Q 11

A traffic census was taken on so:ne of the main roads in the Inside City district. During a twelve hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) the following results were obtained and these are shewn compared with the 1936 figures.

1936.

1937,

Street.

Point where census was taken.

Cars

Cars

Lorries

Lorries

and

and

and

and

motor

motor

Buses.

Buses.

cycles

cycles

Garden Road

Junction of Murray Barracks.

4584

596

4721

692

Magazine Gap

Road.

May Road junction

1653

20

336

12

Stubbs Road

Above Hong Kong Hotel

Garage

637

309

971

346

Queen's Road

West

East of No. 7 Police Station.

631

1139

639

1189

Des Voeux Road Near Western Street

West

418

375 401

329

Connaught Road Near Western Street

West

128 1065

135 1275

lokfulam Road

Near Pumping Station

599

317

512

424

Pokfulam Road

South of No. 7 Police Station.

596 310

654

497

Caine Road

Junction of Arbuthnot Road.. 2658

400 1201

54

Expenditure

$68,493.34

57. Roads and Bridges Outside City (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 102 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner.

The following are particulars of the additional areas laid with improved surfacing:

Square Yards.

Tarring and sanding

7,152

21" granolithic paving laid on footways

1,071

New sand carpeting

37

6" cement concrete road foundation

70

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