Development in the old Naval Dockyard area
6.30. In co-ordination with the Roads and Drainage Office in the preparation of the site for the construction of Kapok Drive and Queen's Road East Flyover the Section undertook and laid two replacement lengths of underground cables totalling 1,400 yards in this area. One length was laid for the Naval Base and the other was for the Central Government Offices air conditioning plant seawater pumps remote control.
General Post Office Pier
6.31. An electrical installation for the three articulated mail conveyors at the new G.P.O. Pier was put in hand during the month of February and was completed in March. In addition to the wiring work for the mail conveyors, two navigation lights and electrical connection for two air compressors for operating the oil mist spraying equipment of the mail conveyors were completed.
Traffic Light Control and Traffic Aid Installations
6.32. Close co-ordination was again maintained with the Roads & Drainage Office Traffic Engineers in the installation of traffic light control systems and traffic aids. Traffic light control equipment was ordered for 28 locations at the beginning of the year and by the end approximately 80% of the equipment had been received and installations at 6 locations completed and put into operation. In addition to the new traffic light control installations, modifications to the existing traffic control systems at 8 road junctions to cater for the changing traffic pattern were carried out. 163 new and repositioned traffic aids were also completed.
Kai Tak Airport
6.33. In addition to normal maintenance duty the staff stationed at the airport, in co-operation with other branches of the Electrical Section, carried out many new installations for the airport. These included aircraft warning lights on a 20-storey building at Tin Hau Temple Road, a Hazard Beacon on Shek Kip Mei Hill behind North Kowloon Magistracy and the installation of two 5-KW 'No-break' generator units one in Substation 'C' and one in the P.A.R. Building. 400 yards of 0.06 sq. in. 4-core underground cable between Sub-station 'B' and the P.A.R. building for conversion of single-phase supply to 3-phase supply and one 175-KVA standby generator unit at the Joint Fuel Farm were also installed. In addition a circuit breaker on the existing distribution switch-
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Development in the old Naval Dockyard area
6.30. In co-ordination with the Roads and Drainage Office in the preparation of the site for the construction of Kapok Drive and Queen's Road East Flyover the Section undertook and laid two replacement lengths of underground cables totalling 1,400 yards in this area. One length was laid for the Naval Base and the other was for the Central Government Offices air conditioning plant seawater pumps remote control.
General Post Office Pier
6.31. An electrical installation for the three articulated mail con- veyors at the new G.P.O. Pier was put in hand during the month of February and was completed in March. In addition to the wiring work for the mail conveyors, two navigation lights and electrical connection for two air compressors for operating the oil mist spraying equipment of the mail conveyors were completed.
Traffic Light Control and Traffic Aid Installations
6.32. Close co-ordination was again maintained with the Roads & Drainage Office Traffic Engineers in the installation of traffic light control systems and traffic aids. Traffic light control equipment was ordered for 28 locations at the beginning of the year and by the end approximately 80% of the equipment had been received and installations at 6 locations completed and put into operation. In addition to the new traffic light control installations, modifications to the existing traffic control systems at 8 road junctions to cater for the changing traffic pattern were carried out. 163 new and repositioned traffic aids were also completed.
Kai Tak Airport
6.33. In addition to normal maintenance duty the staff stationed at the airport, in co-operation with other branches of the Electrical Section, carried out many new installations for the airport. These included aircraft warning lights on a 20-storey building at Tin Hau Temple Road, a Hazard Beacon on Shek Kip Mei Hill behind North Kowloon Magistracy and the installation of two 5-KW 'No-break' generator units one in Substation 'C' and one in the P.A.R. Building. 400 yards of 0.06 sq. in. 4-core underground cable between Sub-station 'B' and the P.A.R. building for conversion of single-phase supply to 3-phase supply and one 175-KVA standby generator unit at the Joint Fuel Farm were also installed. In addition a circuit breaker on the existing distribution switch-
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