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The resultant damage to Government properties is given below:-

In Hong Kong Island.

BUILDINGS.

Ninety-one buildings were affected. Of these the following were appreciably damaged :-

Servants Quarters at the Peak Hospital,

Sheep and Swine Depôt, Kennedy Town, Cattle Depôt, Kennedy Town,

Quarters at Belchers Street, Shektongtsui Market,

No. 12, Ventris Road,

Houses in Wanchai Road.

The extent of damage in other cases was comparatively slight.

CEMETERIES.

At the Colonial Cemetery, there was a vast accumulation of debris and silt, and many grave-stones had to be repaired, as well as a brick boundary wall.

At the Chinese Cemetery at Mount Caroline a landslide occurred necessitating the removal of a number of permanent graves, and some terraces were badly scoured. Damage also resulted to paths, bridges and channels, but having regard to the area of this burial ground, the damage may be said to be small.

Another Cemetery at Kai Lung Wan East suffered damage as well but not to the

same extent.

COMMUNICATIONS.

Roads.

These suffered severely and in many instances were under a considerable depth of sand and mud.

One hundred and nine roads, streets, and paths had to be dealt with by the removal. of such accumulations and the effecting of the necessary repairs to kerbs, channels and footpaths, and the reinstatement of surfacing.

The principal roads involved were the following:-

Conduit Road,

Connaught Road, West,

Des Voeux Road, Central and West,

Hill Road,

Island Road,

Kennedy Road,

New Road above Conduit Road,

Pedder Street,

Queen's Road, (East, Central and West),

Road from Conduit Road to Robinson Road,

Robinson Road,

Shaukiwan Road,

Shek O Road,

Stubbs Road,

Tai Hang Motor Road,

Wongneichong Road,