196. The installation of the machinery, boiler and fuel tank (including all steam and service connexions) for the new By-Products Plant at Kennedy Town was completed and handed over to the Urban Services Department in full working order on 20th September, 1954; an additional 500 gallon steam heated fat settling pan was subsequently constructed in the workshops and installed to increase the fat storage capacity. One 2,000 gallon and two 1,200 gallon fuel storage tanks were installed at Police Headquarters.
197. The mechanical plant was fully employed during the year. The 19 R.B. excavator and the four shuttle dumpers carried out levelling work at the Ma Tau Kok Ferry Pier site, the Mission Road hill site and the Sheung Shui fire site; the two Challenger III bulldozers were in continuous use on various reclamation sites and at the Sookunpoo Sports Stadium.
198. The number of jobs completed during the year by the mechanical workshops totalled 33,225.
199. 136 applicants for posts as motor drivers were tested and 98 who passed the test were engaged.
200. Government vehicles were involved in 751 accidents.
Electrical Section
201. The number of items of electrical plant and appliances in use at the end of the year reached a total of 15,587—about 14 per cent more than in the previous year. The periodical maintenance programme for servicing and maintaining in good running order the 763 motors (totalling 4,309 H.P.), 6,252 fans, 3,867 heaters and radiators, 936 cookers and hotplates, 1,363 water heaters and boilers, 1,055 domestic type refrigerators, 127 air conditioning and refrigerating plants, 19 dehumidifiers and 1,205 miscellaneous items including such diverse equipment as clocks and electrical calculating machines etc. was carried out satisfactorily.
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196. The installation of the machinery, boiler and fuel tank (including all steam and service connexions) for the new By- Products Plant at Kennedy Town was completed and handed over to the Urban Services Department in full working order on 20th September, 1954; an additional 500 gallon steam heated fat settling pan was subsequently constructed in the workshops and installed to increase the fat storage capacity. One 2,000 gallon and two 1,200 gallon fuel storage tanks were installed at Police Headquarters.
197. The mechanical plant was fully employed during the year. The 19 R.B. excavator and the four shuttle dumpers car- ried out levelling work at the Ma Tau Kok Ferry Pier site, the Mission Road hill site and the Sheung Shui fire site; the two Challenger III bulldozers were in continuous use on various re- clamation sites and at the Sookunpoo Sports Stadium.
198. The number of jobs completed during the year by the mechanical workshops totalled 33,225.
199. 136 applicants for posts as motor drivers were tested and 98 who passed the test were engaged.
200. Government vehicles were involved in 751 accidents.
Electrical Section
201. The number of items of electrical plant and appliances in use at the end of the year reached a total of 15,587-about 14 per cent more than in the previous year. The periodical main- tenance programme for servicing and maintaining in good run- ning order the 763 motors (totalling 4,309 H.P.), 6,252 fans. 3,867 heaters and radiators, 936 cookers and hotplates, 1,363 water heaters and boilers, 1,055 domestic type refrigerators, 127 air conditioning and refrigerating plants, 19 dehumidifiers and 1,205 miscellaneous items including such diverse equipment as clocks and electrical calculating machines etc. was carried out satisfactorily.
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