117.
ROADS OFFICE
The condition of the 390 miles of roads in the Colony deteriorated during the Japanese occupation as practically no maintenance was carried out, but fortunately during that time there was relatively little traffic. The plant at Tsat Tsz Mui Quarry was completely destroyed, and that at Hok Un suffered severe damage and had been partly dismantled. Many of the tunnels which had been constructed before the war in connection with air raid precautions were dangerous as a result of the removal of the timber shoring and precast concrete arch linings. The Japanese built many tunnels, none of which were satisfactorily lined or shored, and most of them were in an unsafe condition.
118.
Public Works Recurrent
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges.-Maintenance was carried out as satisfactorily as possible with the limited plant and equipment available. Only a small fraction of the tarred materials required were produced owing to the destruction of plant at the pre-war quarries, and shortage of other plant, particularly road rollers, caused progress to be slow. The principal items of work carried out were the concrete surfacing of Centre Street and Queen Street, the repair and tar painting of Kennedy Road, Conduit Road, Queen Victoria Street, Douglas Street, Tung Lo Wan Road, Canal Road West, Stubbs Road, Shek O Road, Waterloo Road, Kansu Street, Peking Road, Saigon Street, Ma Tau Kok Road, Tung Chau Street, Clearwater Bay Road, and Tai Po Road. Repairs were carried out to walling and surfacing in Island Road and to the abutments of Muk Fu Bridge. The following areas of surfacing were laid during the year:-
Tarpainting Tarmacadam 85,000 square yards Tar-tops 7,000 "y Dry macadam 16,500 " > Concrete 23,300 " Granolithic paving 9,000 13,200 ""Maintenance of Approach Roads & Paths to Government Buildings. The principal repairs were carried out at Kowloon Hospital, Royal Observatory, Nos. 275-276 The Peak, and Island House, Tai Po. The approaches and car park at the Colonial Secretariat were re-constructed.
119. Maintenance of Quarries. For the greater part of the year at Hok Un Quarry, crushed stone and tarred materials were produced in small quantities by an improvised plant.
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117.
ROADS OFFICE
The condition of the 390 miles of roads in the Colony deteriorated during the Japanese occupation as practically no maintenance was carried out, but fortunately during that time there was relatively little traffic. The plant at Tsat Tsz Mui Quarry was completely destroyed, and that at Hok Un suffered severe damage and had been partly dismantled. Many of the tunnels which had been constructed before the war in connection with air raid precautions were dangerous as a result of the removal of the timber shoring and precast concrete arch linings. The Japanese built many tunnels, none of which were satisfactorily lined or shored, and most of them were in an unsafe condition.
118.
Public Works Recurrent
Maintenance of Roads and Bridges.-Maintenance was carried out as satisfactorily as possible with the limited plant and equipment available. Only a small fraction of the tarred materials required were produced owing to the destruction of plant at the pre-war quarries, and shortage of other plant, particularly road rollers, caused progress to be slow. The principal items of work carried out were the concrete surfac- ing of Centre Street and Queen Street, the repair and tar painting of Kennedy Road, Conduit Road, Queen Victoria Street, Douglas Street, Tung Lo Wan Road, Canal Road West, Stubbs Road, Shek O Road, Waterloo Road, Kansu Street, Peking Road, Saigon Street, Ma Tau Kok Road, Tung Chau Street, Clearwater Bay Road, and Tai Po Road. Repairs were carried out to walling and surfacing in Island Road and to the abutments of Muk Fu Bridge. The following areas of surfacing were laid during the year:-
Tarpainting Tarmacadam
Tar-tops
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·
Dry macadam
•
85,000 square yards
7,000
"y
16,500
"
23,300
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Concrete
Granolithic paving
9,000 13,200
""
Maintenance of Approach Roads & Paths to Government Buildings. The principal repairs were carried out at Kowloon Hospital, Royal Observatory, Nos. 275-276 The Peak, and Island House, Tai Po. The approaches and car park at the Colonial Secretariat were re-constructed.
119. Maintenance of Quarries. For the greater part of the year at Hok Un Quarry, crushed stone and tarred materials were produced in small quantities by an improvised plant.
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