KOWLOON.
68. Maintenance of Buildings:-Government buildings were kept in a good state of repair. Painting, colourwashing and repairs in accordance with the recurring programme were carried out to forty-seven buildings, in addition to such repairs to other buildings as were found to be necessary.
Electrical installations were maintained in good order. 506 fans and 118 radiators were cleaned and overhauled; twenty-one fan motors were rewound; fifty-one points were added or altered in seven buildings.
Expenditure $47,024.21
69. Improvements to Buildings: The principal improvements carried out were:-Kowloon post office-alterations to counter and to clerks quarters and supply of new post boxes; Ma Tau Kok depot a ramp and gates; Hung Hom oil store alterations to entrance; Kowloon fire station-new shelving and hose racks; Kowloon Hospital-new flag mast, new window catches and alterations to dispensary; Police Training School-renewal of floors in concrete.
Electrical improvements and additions were carried out in four buildings; total number of points, eight.
One light, six power sockets and one desk fan were installed in four buildings.
Expenditure $9,953.43
70. Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 49 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner. Areas laid with improved surfacing were:-
Surface dressing (tarpaint)A traffic census taken on some of the main roads in Kowloon during a twelve-hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) gave the following results, which are shown compared with the 1937 figures:
1937Expenditure $66,991.66
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KOWLOON.
68. Maintenance of Buildings:-Government buildings were kept in a good state of repair. Painting, colourwashing and repairs in accordance with the recurring programme were carried out to forty-seven buildings, in addition to such repairs to other buildings as were found to be neccessary.
Electrical installations were maintained in good order. 506 fans and 118 radiators were cleaned and overhauled; twenty-one fan motors were rewound; fifty-one points were added or altered in seven buildings.
Expenditure
$47,024.21
69. Improvements to Buildings: The principal improvements carried out were:-Kowloon post office-alterations to counter and to clerks quarters and supply of new post boxes; Ma Tau Kok depot a ramp and gates; Hung Hom oil store alterations to entrance; Kowloon fire station-new shelving and hose racks; Kowloon Hospital-new flag mast, new window catches and alterations to dispensary; Police Training School-renewal of floors in concrete.
Electrical improvements and additions were carried out in four buildings; total number of points, eight.
One light, six power sockets and one desk fan were installed in four buildings.
Expenditure
$9,953.43
70. Roads and Bridges (Maintenance and Improvements):-The surfaces of approximately 49 miles of roads were maintained in a satisfactory manner. areas laid with improved surfacing were:-
Surface dressing (tarpaint)
Surface dressing (tartops)
21" granolithic paving laid on footways
Slab paving laid on footways
New dry macadam surfacing
New tarred macadam surfacing
Additional
Square yards.
70,887
423
3,949
183
54,764
20,251
A traffic census taken on some of the main roads in Kowloon during a twelve-hour period (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) gave the following results, which are shewn compared with the 1937 figures:
1937
1938
Street
Point where Census was taken
Cars &
Motor
Lorries and
Cars & Lorries
Motor
and
Cycles
Buses
Cycles
Buses
Nathan Road
Salisbury Road Junction
1979
1241
2363
1510
Nathan Road
Waterloo Road Junction
3133
1850
4243
2175
Salisbury Road
Nathan Road Junction
2390
1589
2892
1854
Jordan Road
Canton Road Junction
513
1525
782
1266
Canton Road
Jordan Road Junction
118
466
112
265
Waterloo Road
Nathan Road Junction
1658
187
2197
321
Waterloo Road
Shanghai Street Junction
53
104
68
64
Waterloo Road Shanghai Street Shanghai Street
Prince Edward Road Prince Edward Road Tam Kung Road Prince Edward Road Chatham Road ...... Gascoigne Road
Shanghai Street Junction Waterloo Road Junction Prince Edward Road Junction. Tam Kung Road Junction Gascoigne Road Junction Chatham Road Junction
Expenditure
Prince Edward Road Junction.
1327
363
1671
359
Waterloo Road Junction
113
655
129
539
Prince Edward Road Junction.
41
520
92
473
65
189
88
224
1025
866
1361
821
485
808
836
1813
1142
917
657
527
$66,991.66
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