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HONGKONG.

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

PUBLIC

OF THE

WORKS

COMMITTEE

at a Meeting held on the 11th October, 1912.

No. 16

1912

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, October 24th, 1912.

PRESENT:

The Honourable the Director of Public Works, (WILLIAM CHATHAM, C.M.G.), Chairman,

Mr. WEI YUK, C.M.G.

Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE.

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Mr. CHARLES HENDERSON ROSS.

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ABSENT:

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the Colonial Treasurer, (ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON).

1913 Estimates-Public Works Extraordinary. (C.S.O. 22 in 98B/12.)

The Chairman submitted the whole of the new items appearing in the Estimates for 1913 and furnished such explanations as were necessary.

The Committee unanimously agreed to make the following recommendations :-

Item No. 10, Hongkong— Quarters for Subordinate Offices.-The Officers whom it is proposed to accommodate should be consulted with regard to the selec- tion of the sites for such quarters.

Item No. 11, Hongkong-Wireless Telegraphy Station.-As the site of the proposed station is to be near Cape D'Aguilar, care should be taken to establish efficient communication between it and the City of Victoria, telegraphic ccmmunication being considered preferable for this purpose.

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Item No. 40, Kowloon-Extensions of Lighting.—With a view to removing objec- tions which are known to exist among the Chinese to living in Kowloon, partly on account of insufficient lighting, the lighting of such portions of Kowicon as are already provided with lamps should be improved and, where lighting does not already extend to areas containing houses, the necessary extensions should be made.

Item No. 50, New Territories-Roads.-In constructing main roads in the New Territories, such roads should be of sufficient width to accommodate motor traffic as well as a light railway, if such a railway be contemplated, and the Committee consider that the existing road from Fan Ling to Shataukok should be widened accordingly.

The Committee then adjourned.

W. CHATHAM, Chairman.

Laid before the Legislative Council this 24th day of October, 1912.

R. H. CROFTON,

Clerk of Councils,