165. Works Contingent to Land Sales:-Good progress was made with arrears of work of making up roads outside buildings which had been completed in 1941, mainly in the Kowloon City and Shamshuipo areas.
166. Reconstruction of Causeway Bay Road:-No road-work could be undertaken pending completion of the seawall but preliminary schemes for the lay-out of the roadway and drainage were under consideration.
167. Strengthening of Bus Routes, Hong Kong:-The re-surfacing of Queen's Road West, in concrete was carried out from the sea front to Water Street by direct departmental labour. Once the initial difficulty of training the labour personnel was overcome the work proceeded satisfactorily though severely handicapped by lack of plant. The section was completed before the end of the year.
168. Re-surfacing of Roads, Kowloon:-A contract was let in October, 1947, for the reconstruction of Chatham Road from Gascoigne Road to Tsing Chau Street. Work progressed satisfactorily and an extension of contract was made to complete the work to the junction of Ma Tau Wei Road.
169. Reconstruction of Bridges, New Territories:-Owing to the shortage of steel re-inforcement and pressure of other work, no major works could be undertaken under this head. Repairs were carried out to the abutments of Au Tau Bridge and one bridge on the Sai Kung Road whilst construction of approaches to the proposed site of the new bridge at Tai Wai was commenced. Designs for masonry arch bridges at Tai Wai and Ma Nin Shiu were in preparation.
170. Improvement to Sai Kung-Clear Water Bay Road: This work consisted of resurfacing the whole length of road, provision of passing places, repairs to road channels and culverts and a diversion to eliminate two hair-pin bends. A contract for the work was let in September and good progress was made.
171. Replacement of Street Lighting:-182 gas street lamps were replaced during the year, 82 in the city and 100 in Kowloon. Difficulty in obtaining the necessary posts and fittings from the United Kingdom precluded a more rapid rate of replacement.
Better progress was made with the replacement of electric lighting both in Hong Kong and Kowloon. In Kowloon by the end of the year, approx. 96% of the pre-war electric lighting had been restored.
172. Replacement of Traffic and Street Signs:-Steady progress was maintained. Lights were installed on all traffic and tramway islands in Hong Kong and on a number of the more important islands in Kowloon. The traffic control lights at the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central, were modified in conjunction with a new system of pedestrian crossings.
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165. Works Contingent to Land Sales:-Good progress was made with arrears of work of making up roads outside buildings which had been completed in 1941, mainly in the Kowloon City and Shamshuipo areas.
166. Reconstruction of Causeway Bay Road: -No road-work could be undertaken pending completion of the seawall but pre- liminary schemes for the lay-out of the roadway and drainage were under consideration.
167. Strengthening of Bus Routes, Hong Kong:-The re-sur- facing of Queen's Road West, in concrete was carried out from the sea front to Water Street by direct departmental labour. Once the initial difficulty of training the labour personnel was overcome the work proceeded satisfactorily though severely handicapped by lack of plant. The section was completed before the end of the
year.
168. Re-surfacing of Roads, Kowloon:-A contract was let in October, 1947, for the reconstruction of Chatham Road from Gascoigne Road to Tsing Chau Street. Work progressed satis- factorily and an extension of contract was made to complete the work to the junction of Ma Tau Wei Road.
169. Reconstruction of Bridges, New Territories: -Owing to the shortage of steel re-inforcement and pressure of other work, no major works could be undertaken under this head. Repairs were carried out to the abutments of Au Tau Bridge and one bridge on the Sai Kung Road whilst construction of approaches to the proposed site of the new bridge at Tai Wai was commenced. Designs for masonry arch bridges at Tai Wai and Ma Nin Shiu were in preparation.
170. Improvement to Sai Kung-Clear Water Bay Road: This work consisted of resurfacing the whole length of road,. provision of passing places, repairs to road channels and culverts and a diversion to eliminate two hair-pin bends. A contract for the work was let in September and good progress was made.
171. Replacement of Street Lighting:-182 gas street lamps were replaced during the year, 82 in the city and 100 in Kowloon. Difficulty in obtaining the necessary posts and fittings from the United Kingdom precluded a more rapid rate of replacement.
Better progress was made with the replacement of electric lighting both in Hong Kong and Kowloon. In Kowloon by the end of the year, approx. 96% of the pre-war electric lighting had been restored.
172. Replacement of Traffic and Street Signs:-Steady pro- gress was maintained. Lights were installed on all traffic and tramway islands in Hong Kong and on a number of the more important islands in Kowloon. The traffic control lights at the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central, were modified in conjunction with a new system of pedestrian crossings.
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