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28. Mount Parish Quarters.-In accordance with the recommendation of the Quarters Committee, the old ruined house occupying this site was demolished and a scheme prepared for the development of the site consisting of a block containing ten flats and garages.
A complete survey and subsequent investigation revealed considerable difficulties in connection with the underground culverts and it was decided to defer this scheme indefinitely.
29. Provision of Additional Court:-A scheme was prepared for the provision of an additional court at the Supreme Court Building.
30. Cemeteries:-Rehabilitation of the Sextons' Quarters at Kai Lung Wan was completed.
Works not appearing in Estimates.
31. Abattoir at Kennedy Town-The existing buildings at present used as an abattoir are unsuitable and the possibility of constructing a modern building on the site was explored. Technical information is being collected and sketch schemes are being prepared.
32. Quarantine Station, Junk Bay:-A sketch scheme and report was prepared. The site is that previously occupied by Rennies Mill situated on the west side of Junk Bay. The scheme provided quarantine accommodation for a total of 1,500 persons. A small hospital block and staff quarters were included together with disinfecting building and other subsidiary works.
33. Permanent Wholesale Market, Kowloon:-Plans were prepared for a three-storey concrete structure to accommodate the wholesale market for vegetables, fruit and poultry. The scheme did not proceed beyond sketch plans.
34. Forestry Headquarters, Tai Po Tau:-The site is situated near the main road. The scheme provided for the erection of laboratories, library, offices, staff quarters and garages. It was proposed to erect laboratories and offices in the first instance. Scheme and report was completed.
35. Statue of King George VI:-It had been decided before the war to erect a statue of King George VI in Statue Square to commemorate the centenary of the Colony. Mr. Gilbert Ledward was commissioned to carry out the work but the outbreak of hostilities in 1941 prevented shipment of the completed statue. The statue arrived in the Colony during February 1947 and the question of an alternative site for its erection is at present under consideration.
36. Belilios Reformatory:-Plans were prepared for a school to accommodate 500 girls on a site at Causeway Bay previously occupied by this Reformatory. The scheme provided for a total of thirteen classrooms together with a room for domestic science, staff quarters, gymnasium and swimming pool. Plans and a report were forwarded.
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28. Mount Parish Quarters.-In accordance with the recommendation of the Quarters Committee, the old ruined house occupying this site was demolished and a scheme prepared for the development of the site consisting of a block containing ten flats and garages.
A complete survey and subsequent investigation revealed considerable difficulties in connection with the underground culverts and it was decided to defer this scheme indefinitely.
29. Provision of Additional Court:-A scheme was prepared for the provision of an additional court at the Supreme Court Building.
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Cemeteries:-Rehabilitation of the Sextons' Quarters at Kai Lung Wan was completed.
Works not appearing in Estimates.
31. Abattoir at Kennedy Town-The existing buildings at present used as an abattoir are unsuitable and the possibility of constructing a modern building on the site was explored. Technical information is being collected and sketch schemes are being prepared.
32. Quarantine Station, Junk Bay:-A sketch scheme and report was prepared. The site is that previously occupied by Rennies Mill situated on the west side of Junk Bay. The scheme provided quarantine accommodation for a total of 1,500 persons. A small hospital block and staff quarters were included together with disinfecting building and other subsidiary works.
33. Permanent Wholesale Market, Kowloon:-Plans were prepared for a three storey concrete structure to accommodate the wholesale market for vegetables, fruit and poultry. The scheme did not proceed beyond sketch plans.
34. Forestry Headquarters, Tai Po Tau:-The site is situated near the main road. The scheme provided for the erection of laboratories, library, offices, staff quarters and garages. It was proposed to erect laboratories and offices in the first instance. scheme and report was completed.
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35. Statue of King George VI:-It had been decided before the war to erect a statue of King George VI in Statue Square to commemorate the centenary of the Colony. Mr. Gilbert Ledward was commissioned to carry out the work but the outbreak of hostilities in 1941 prevented shipment of the completed statue. The statue arrived in the Colony during February 1947 and the question of an alternative site for its erection is at present under consideration.
36. Belilios Reformatory:-Plans were prepared for a school to accommodate 500 girls on a site at Causeway Bay previously occupied by this Reformatory. The scheme provided for a total of thirteen classrooms together with a room for domestic science, staff quarters, gymnasium and swimming pool. Plans and a report were forwarded.
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