ROUGH ESTIMATE OF COSTS OF MATERIALS FOR HONG KONG RECONSTRUCTION.
PUBLIC AND CIVILIAN BUILDINGS
Sheet 1.
TABLE "C",
GOVERNMENT QUARTERS
APPROX.
UNIT PRICE
REPAIR
REBUILDING
REPAIR
REBUILDING
MATERIALS
UNITS
March
1941
1946
No. of
Units
Cost
March 1946
No. of
Units
Cost
March 1946
No. of
Units
Cost
March 1946
No. of
Units
Cost
March 1946
Cement
Tons
$ 90
250
10,510
$ 2,620,000
43,830
$11,000,000
220
$ 55,000
340
$ 85,000
Mild Steel
200
500
2,260
11
1,130,000 14,750
7,360,000
50
25,000
50
25,000
Teak
250
1,000
12,260
12,260,000
12,410
12,410,000
40
40,000
140
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140,000
Hardwood
100
600
4,800
2,880,000
6,200
3,720,000
10
6,000
70
42,000
"
Fir Poles
100 pcs.
200
1,000
820
820,000
820
820,000
Bricks
1000
20
150
3,430
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Tiles
93 73
15
60
13,400
Lime
Tons
15
120
9,950
515,000 98,200 804,000 22,900 1,200,000 59,700
14,700,000
50
8,000
340
51,000
1,370,000
270
16,000
200
12,000
7,060,000 110
13,000
270
32,000
1
Glass
100 sq. ft.
15
60
14,830
890,000 11,320
680,000
430
26,000
90
6,000
60
Elect. Wire
100 yards
60
300
5,620
1,680,000
6,370
1,910,000
95
28,000
30
9,000
Elect. Points
100 Nos.
200
1,500
1,170
1,760,000
1,150
1,730,000
24
36,000
8
12,000
Baths
Nos.
160
400
1,400
560,000
840
336,000
100
40,000
45
18,000
Wash Basins
50
160 2,120
340,000 1,680
270,000
100
16,000
45
7,000
Water Closets
60
200
7,260
Sinks
50
100
1,630
Cisterns
100
300
3,020
37
1,452,000 9,890
163,000
906,000 2,740
1,978,000
100
20,000
45
9,000
950
95,000
100
10,000
45
5,000
822,000
50
15,000
20
6,000
Pumps
200
600
3,020
1,810,000
2,740
1,650,000
50
30,000
20
12,000
"
"G.I. Pipe
100 ft.
35
90
3,100
279,000 2,350
212,000
32
3,000
10
1,000
45
120
1,900
228,000
2,250
270,000
32
4,000
10
1,000
1"
65
150
1,920
=
91
288,000
2,250
335,000
32
5,000
10
2,000
"
15
120
300
+
J
1,920
576,000
2,250
675,000
32
10,000
10
3,000
Misc. (15%)
X
X
X
X
4,839,000
X
10,597,000
X
54,000
X
62,000
TOTALS
$38,000,000
$80,000,000
$460,000
$540,000
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