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and four-room flats. The 4 room flats consist of a dining room, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, toilet, 2 servants rooms and servants yard. The 3- and 2-room flats are similar, but have fewer bedrooms, and only one servants room. Garages will be provided in the basement and around the perimeter of the site. In order to avoid heavy columns and beams in the lower flats, the whole block is designed with reinforced concrete load bearing walls. Two high speed lifts will be installed to serve the flats. The demolition of Marble Hall and the construction of the foundations to the new flats was commenced in November and completed in March. The working drawings for the flats were nearing completion.
33. Leighton Hill Flats. When it was found that the Chater Hall site could not accommodate more than 59 flats, a scheme was prepared for developing the site to the south of the existing Leighton Hill Flats with one ten-storey block providing accommodation for 40 three-and four-bedroom flats of similar design and construction to those at Chater Hall.
34. The existing tunnels under the site, which were 125 feet below ground level, had collapsed in many places, and in order to make the site suitable for a building of this size it was necessary to fill the tunnels to prevent further subsidence. This was done by boring from the top and pumping in a slurry of red earth. The working drawings for the flats were nearing completion.
Police Department
35. Sha Tau Kok Police Station. This scheme, which was referred to in last year's report, provides a charge room, cells and offices and living accommodation for 74 rank and file, 6 NCO's, interpreter, female searcher and 4 sub-inspectors. Work was completed in June.
36. Police Headquarters, Arsenal Yard. This scheme which was mentioned in last year's report, consists of three separate buildings linked together, the Police Headquarters, a Marine Police Station, and a block of three flats for married officers.
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living-
and four-room flats. The 4 room flats consist of a dining room, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, toilet, 2 servants rooms and servants yard. The 3- and 2-room flats are similar, but have fewer bedrooms, and only one servants room. Garages will be provided in the basement and around the perimeter of the site. In order to avoid heavy columns and beams in the lower flats, the whole block is designed with reinforced concrete load bearing walls. Two high speed lifts will be installed to serve the flats. The demolition of Marble Hall and the construction of the foundations to the new flats was commenced in November and completed in March. The working drawings for the flats were nearing completion.
33. Leighton Hill Flats. When it was found that the Chater Hall site could not accommodate more than 59 flats, a scheme was prepared for developing the site to the south of the existing Leighton Hill Flats with one ten-storey block providing accommodation for 40 three-and four-bedroom flats of similar design and construction to those at Chater Hall.
34. The existing tunnels under the site, which were 125 feet below ground level, had collapsed in many places, and in order to make the site suitable for a building of this size it was necessary to fill the tunnels to prevent further subsidence. This was done by boring from the top and pumping in a slurry of red earth. The working drawings for the flats were nearing completion.
Police Department
35. Sha Tau Kok Police Station. This scheme, which was referred to in last year's report, provides a charge room, cells and offices and living accommodation for 74 rank and file, 6 NCO's, interpreter, female searcher and 4 sub-inspectors. Work was completed in June.
36. Police Headquarters, Arsenal Yard. This scheme which was mentioned in last year's report, consists of three separate buildings linked together, the Police Headquarters, a Marine Police Station, and a block of three flats for married officers.
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