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Taipo Market; re-instating surface and tarpainting road between Taipo Shui Wai and Lam Tsuen Village Bridge; widening and surfacing for heavy traffic road between Taipo Market Bridge and Taipo Railway Tunnel; filling in catchwater, laying cement concrete flat channel and re-instating road edges, Taipo Road near Kowloon Reservoir.
The following are particulars of the areas laid-
Surface dressing (tarpaint)A traffic census taken on some of the main roads during a twelve-hour period (8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) gave the following results which are shown compared with the 1937 figures.
Points where Census was taken 1937 1938 Cars & LorriesExpenditure $69,939.89
96. Maintenance of Telephones:-Lines and instruments were maintained in good order. Repairs were carried out to submarine cable between Lantau and Cheung Chau.
Expenditure $4,353.47
97. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.:-Sewers, storm water drains, trained nullahs and concrete channels were cleansed, repaired, and maintained in good condition.
Expenditure $453.50
98. Street Lighting:-The total number of electric street lamps in use at the end of the year was 63, an increase of 31 over the previous year.
Expenditure $2,095.63
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Taipo Market; re-instating surface and tarpainting road between Taipo Shui Wai and Lam Tsuen Village Bridge; widening and surfacing for heavy traffic road between Taipo Market Bridge and Taipo Railway Tunnel; filling in catchwater, laying cement concrete flat channel and re-instating road edges, Taipo Road near Kowloon
Reservoir.
The following are particulars of the areas laid-
Surface dressing (tarpaint)
Surface dressing (tartops)
New dry macadam surfacing
21" granolithic paving
New tarred macadam
Square yards.
34,022
152
16,715
1,078
6,225
A traffic census taken on some of the main roads during a twelve-hour period (8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.) gave the following results which are shewn compared with the 1937 figures.
1937
1938
Points where Census was taken
Cars &
Lorries
Cars &
Lorries
Motor and
Motor
and
Cycles
Buses
Cycles
Buses
Taipo Road at junction with Castle Peak Road.
223
156
291
209
Taipo Market
131
123
164
143
Fanling Cross Roads:-
Sha Tau Kok Road
40
69
69
97
Sheung Shui Road
54
75
83
123
Fanling Road to Golf Club
107
97
155
148
Un Long:-
To Sheung Shui side
73
181
129
252
To Castle Peak side
68
231
126
302
Castle Peak Road at Tsun Wan
226
220
369
386
Castle Peak Road at Prison
265
221
373
431
Expenditure
$69,939.89
96. Maintenance of Telephones:-Lines and instruments were maintained in good order. Repairs were carried out to submarine cable between Lantau and Cheung
Chau.
Expenditure
$4,353.47
97. Maintenance of Sewers, Nullahs, etc.:-Sewers, storm water drains, trained nullahs and concrete channels were cleansed, repaired, and maintained in good
condition.
Expenditure
$453.50
98. Street Lighting:-The total number of electric street lamps in use at the end of the year was 63, an increase of 31 over the previous year.
Expenditure
$2,095.63
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