ELECTRICAL SECTION
221. The number of items of electrical plant and appliances in use at the end of the year totalled 22,274—about 12% more than in the previous year. The programme for servicing and maintaining in good running order the 1,269 electric motors (totalling 10,311 H.P.), 8,714 fans, 6,507 heaters and radiators, 1,021 cookers and hot-plates, 1,928 water heaters and boilers and 2,835 miscellaneous items was satisfactorily carried out.
222. Major electrical installations completed included:
3 Nos. 480 H.P. motors at the Tsuen Wan waterworks pumping station
1 No. 370 H.P. motor and main switchboard at the Kau Wa Keng waterworks pumping station
1 No. 320 H.P. motor and associated switchgear at the Elliot waterworks pumping station
3 Nos. 98 H.P. motors and
1 No. 368 H.P. motor and associated switchgear at the new Garden Road waterworks pumping station
3 Nos. 30 H.P. motors at the Mong Kok Road sewerage station
2 Nos. 18 H.P. motors at the Nan Chang Street sewerage station
2 Nos. 20 H.P. motors and
1 No. 10 H.P. motor at the Anchor Street sewerage station
1 No. 405 H.P. motor and
2 Nos. 175 H.P. motors at the Tai Tam Tuk waterworks pumping station
1 No. 75 H.P. air compressor at the Hok Yuen quarry
1 No. 55 K.W. emergency generator at the basement plant room, Central Block, New Government Offices
2 Nos. 500 K.V.A. transformers and associated high tension switchgears at the Mount Butler quarry
223. The Electrical Workshop continued to be fully employed during the year; 18,834 maintenance visits were made, 14,359 faults repaired, 15,613 jobs completed, 1,584 installation tests made, 254 estimates prepared and 1,428 inventories made out.
224. Vehicle Actuated Traffic Control Signals were installed, and regulated to suit prevailing traffic conditions at the junctions of:
Hennessey Road/Tin Lok Lane/Marsh Road
Hennessey Road/Percival Street
Caine Road/Arbuthnot Road/Upper Albert Road
Pok Fu Lam Road/Bonham Road/Hill Road
Des Voeux Road West/Connaught Road West
Pok Fu Lam Road/Queen's Road West/Western Street
Belisha beacons were installed at the following locations:
Wong Nei Chong Road
Hennessey Road
Queen's Road East
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ELECTRICAL SECTION
221. The number of items of electrical plant and appliances in use at the end of the year totalled 22,274-about 12% more than in the previous year. The programme for servicing and maintaining in good running order the 1,269 electric motors (totalling 10,311 H.P.), 8,714 fans, 6,507 heaters and radiators, 1,021 cookers and hot-plates, 1,928 water heaters and boilers and 2,835 miscellaneous items was satisfac- torily carried out.
222. Major electrical installations completed included:
3 Nos. 480 H.P. motors at the Tsuen Wan waterworks pumping station 1 No. 370 H.P. motor and main switchboard at the Kau Wa Kang
waterworks pumping station
1 No. 320 H.P. motor and associated switchgear at the Elliot waterworks
pumping station
3 Nos. 98 H.P. motors and
1 No. 368 H.P. motor and associated switchgear at the new Garden Road
waterworks pumping station
3 Nos. 30 H.P. motors at the Mong Kok Road sewerage station
2 Nos. 18 H.P. motors at the Nan Chang Street sewerage station
2 Nos. 20 H.P. motors and
1 No. 10 H.P. motor at the Anchor Street sewerage station
1 No. 405 H.P. motor and
2 Nos. 175 H.P. motors at the Tai Tam Tuk waterworks pumping station 1 No. 75 H.P. air compressor at the Hok Yuen quarry
1 No. 55 K.W. emergency generator at the basement plant room, Central
Block, New Government Offices
2 Nos. 500 K.V.A. transformers and associated high tension switchgears
at the Mount Butler quarry
223. The Electrical Workshop continued to be fully employed during the year; 18,834 maintenance visits were made, 14,359 faults repaired, 15,613 jobs completed, 1,584 installation tests made, 254 estimates prepared and 1,428 inventories made out.
224. Vehicle Actuated Traffic Control Signals were installed, and regulated to suit prevailing traffic conditions at the junctions of:
Hennessey Road/Tin Lok Lane/Marsh Road
Hennessey Road/Percival Street
Caine Road/Arbuthnot Road/Upper Albert Road
Pok Fu Lam Road/Bonham Road/Hill Road
Des Voeux Road West/Connaught Road West
Pok Fu Lam Road/Queen's Road West/Western Street
Belisha beacons were installed at the following locations:
Wong Nei Chong Road
Hennessey Road
Queen's Road East ...
1 crossing
2 crossings 3 crossings
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