Building were completed except for installation of the airconditioning plant. Working drawings were in hand for extensions to the Apron Workshops and sketch plans were prepared for extension to the Freight Building.
Offices and Workshops
2.67. The construction of Beaconsfield House was completed on the site of the former Beaconsfield Arcade and provides office accommodation for Government departments, a small post office and public latrines as well as club and mess rooms for the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, the Auxiliary Police and Civil Aid Services.
2.68. The old Officers Mess at Murray Barracks was converted to offices for the Rating and Valuation Department; this is one of the oldest buildings in the Colony.
2.69. An additional floor was added to the East Wing of the Central Government Offices and construction of an additional floor for the West Wing was started, as were extensions to the Farm Road Offices in Kowloon.
2.70. Various old buildings in the former Wellington Barracks area were converted for use by Government departments.
2.71. Construction was in progress on the new Western Magistracy and on the Shau Kei Wan Marine Licensing Station and sketch plans were prepared for a large new Government offices building in the former Murray Barracks area.
2.72. The P.W.D. Electrical & Mechanical Workshops in Kowloon were finished and occupied, and excavation and piling was started for the new P.W.D. depot and Civil Aid Services Headquarters at Caroline Hill. Alterations to the Government Printing Workshops were proceeding.
Quarters
2.73. At Mount Nicholson Gap the remaining 52 of the 82 Type I flats for senior Government officers were completed and occupied and 25 similar flats at Gascoigne Road were also finished, while 25 more were under construction at Piper's Hill.
2.74. 48 Type II flats were completed at Wylie Road and 32 more were under construction at Piper's Hill, while construction was starting on 100 more Type II flats to a different design at Magazine Gap.
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Building were completed except for installation of the airconditioning plant. Working drawings were in hand for extensions to the Apron Workshops and sketch plans were prepared for extension to the Freight Building.
Offices and Workshops
2.67. The construction of Beaconsfield House was completed on the site of the former Beaconsfield Arcade and provides office accommoda- tion for Government departments, a small post office and public latrines as well as club and mess rooms for the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, the Auxiliary Police and Civil Aid Services.
2.68. The old Officers Mess at Murray Barracks was converted to offices for the Rating and Valuation Department; this is one of the oldest buildings in the Colony.
2.69. An additional floor was added to the East Wing of the Central Government Offices and construction of an additional floor for the West Wing was started, as were extensions to the Farm Road Offices in Kowloon.
2.70. Various old buildings in the former Wellington Barracks area were converted for use by Government departments.
2.71. Construction was in progress on the new Western Magistracy and on the Shau Kei Wan Marine Licensing Station and sketch plans were prepared for a large new Government offices building in the former Murray Barracks area.
2.72. The P.W.D. Electrical & Mechanical Workshops in Kowloon were finished and occupied, and excavation and piling was started for the new P.W.D. depot and Civil Aid Services Headquarters at Caroline Hill. Alterations to the Government Printing Workshops were proceeding.
Quarters
2.73. At Mount Nicholson Gap the remaining 52 of the 82 Type I flats for senior Government officers were completed and occupied and 25 similar flats at Gascoigne Road were also finished, while 25 more were under construction at Piper's Hill.
2.74. 48 Type II flats were completed at Wylie Road and 32 more were under construction at Piper's Hill, while construction was starting on 100 more Type II flats to a different design at Magazine Gap.
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