MECHANICAL Division
Chief Mechanical Engineer:
K. B. BAKER, A.M.I.Mech.E.
6.11. The general term 'Mechanical Engineering' covers many wide and complex fields including automobile, air-conditioning, refrigeration, hospital services, steam water supplies, workshop administration, engineering design, incineration plant, medical and dental equipment, electricity generation and mechanical handling. These activities were covered by the following sections:
Workshop Section
New Projects Section
Major Plant Section
Transport Section
Hong Kong Workshops
6.12. A difficult year was experienced at the Caroline Hill Workshops owing to the construction of the new 10-storey office block and other buildings surrounding the workshops, which severely restricted the space available for vehicle and plant parking. The workshop staff nevertheless met all their commitments under these difficult conditions.
6.13. The steam and associated services at Stanley Prison were maintained and given a complete overhaul during the year. The pumping and filtration plant at the Victoria Park Swimming pool was completely overhauled during the winter season.
6.14. The general engineering section of the workshops was particularly concerned with the installation of the mail-handling conveyors at the General Post Office pier on the Central Reclamation which were supplied from England but which ran into operational difficulties. Numerous modifications had to be carried out on the equipment before the conveyors could eventually be considered completely satisfactory.
6.15. The parking meter section, operating from Harcourt Road, was kept extremely busy during the year owing to an expansion of the parking meter programme. Meters installed were once again subjected to considerable malicious interference, such interference accounting for approximately 90% of meter defects.
Kowloon Workshops
6.16. This workshop became more heavily committed with the inevitable increase during the year of vehicles, plant and equipment in all categories.
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MECHANICAL Division
Chief Mechanical Engineer:
K. B. BAKER, A.M.I.Mech.E.
6.11. The general term 'Mechanical Engineering' covers many wide and complex fields including automobile, air-conditioning, refrigeration, hospital services, steam water supplies, workshop administration, engineering design, incineration plant, medical and dental equipment, electricity generation and mechanical handling. These activities were covered by the following sections:
Workshop Section
New Projects Section Major Plant Section Transport Section
Hong Kong Workshops
6.12. A difficult year was experienced at the Caroline Hill Work- shops owing to the construction of the new 10-storey office block and other buildings surrounding the workshops, which severely restricted the space available for vehicle and plant parking. The workshop staff nevertheless met all their commitments under these difficult conditions.
6.13. The steam and associated services at Stanley Prison were maintained and given a complete overhaul during the year. The pumping and filtration plant at the Victoria Park Swimming pool was completely overhauled during the winter season.
6.14. The general engineering section of the workshops was partic- ularly concerned with the installation of the mail-handling conveyors at the General Post Office pier on the Central Reclamation which were supplied from England but which ran into operational difficulties. Numerous modifications had to be carried out on the equipment before the conveyors could eventually be considered completely satisfactory.
6.15. The parking meter section, operation from Harcourt Road, was kept extremely busy during the year owing to an expansion of the parking meter programme. Meters installed were once again subjected to considerable malicious interference, such interference accounting for approximately 90% of meter defects.
Kowloon Workshops
6.16. This workshop became more heavily committed with the inevitable increase during the year of vehicles, plant and equipment in all categories.
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