prepared for (i) rehabilitating these houses each as an individual house and (ii) conversion of each house into two semi-detached houses. Last year a third scheme was prepared to convert each house into two flats and it was this scheme that was finally approved. The accommodation provided consists of a living room, dining room, two bedrooms, large covered verandahs, kitchen and servants' quarters. A contract was let and work commenced at the end of December, 1951.
14. Peak Bungalows. A pair of semi-detached bungalows, which before the war were used as subordinate officers' quarters, have since the war been used firstly as a temporary police station and latterly as a Waterworks and P.W.D. Depôt. Although the building was still standing at the end of the war the fabric was in a bad state, and, as post-war rehabilitation had been on very austere lines, plans were prepared during the year to modernize these bungalows for use as quarters and to provide water-borne sanitation in place of the old dry latrines. The accommodation provided for each bungalow consists of a living room, two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and servants' quarters. At the end of the year the working drawings were nearly completed.
Police Department
15. Rank and File Quarters, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong. Details of this scheme were referred to in last year's report. The quarters themselves were completed in April, 1951, and were opened by Lady Grantham on 11th April, 1951. As there were still funds available on the vote, permission was given for the erection of a recreation centre attached to the quarters and this additional building was completed in June, 1951.
16. Rank and File Quarters, Canton Road, Kowloon. This scheme was referred to in last year's report as working drawings were commenced during the year 1950-51. In addition, however, to the co-operative shop, medical clinic and recreation centre referred to in that report, it was decided also to include a
prepared for (i) rehabilitating these houses each as an individual house and (ii) conversion of each house into two semi-detached houses. Last year a third scheme was prepared to convert each house into two flats and it was this scheme that was finally approved. The accommodation provided consists of a living room, dining room, two bedrooms, large covered verandahs, kitchen and servants' quarters. A contract was let and work commenced at the end of December, 1951.
14. Peak Bungalows. A pair of semi-detached bungalows, which before the war were used as subordinate officers' quarters, have since the war been used firstly as a temporary police station and latterly as a Waterworks and P.W.D. Depôt. Although the building was still standing at the end of the war the fabric was in a bad state, and, as post-war rehabilitation had been on very austere lines, plans were prepared during the year to modernize these bungalows for use as quarters and to provide water-borne sanitation in place of the old dry latrines. The accommodation provided for each bungalow consists of a living room, two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and servants' quarters. At the end of the year the working drawings were nearly completed.
Police Department
15. Rank and File Quarters, Hollywood Road, Hong Kong. Details of this scheme were referred to in last year's report. The quarters themselves were completed in April, 1951, and were opened by Lady Grantham on 11th April, 1951. As there were still funds available on the vote, permission was given for the erection of a recreation centre attached to the quarters and this additional building was completed in June, 1951.
16. Rank and File Quarters, Canton Road, Kowloon. This scheme was referred to in last year's report as working drawings were commenced during the year 1950-51. In addition, how- ever, to the co-operative shop, medical clinic and recreation centre referred to in that report, it was decided also to include a
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