Kau Pui Shek Substation [????- ]
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Hung To Road Substation [????- ]
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To Kwa Wan Electric Substation [????- ]
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Poplar Street Substation [????- ]
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Pok Fu Lam Zone Substation [????- ]
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CLP employee housing on top of substations
I'm looking into CLP substations built in the 1960s that have employee housing on the upper floors, and would appreciate any information about them. There are roughly a dozen of these substations left, mostly in Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Sham Shui Po, Tai Kok Tsui and To Kwa Wan. I've found one out in Tsuen Wan and another in Tai O. I've been able to access the CLP archives and found mention of them in several annual reports from the early 60s. They were part of a company policy to provide housing for their "Chinese workmen" but few details beyond that.
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Kilowatt Court [1969-c.2020]
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Kilowatt Court was an apartment building for senior CLP staff built on top of a substation, completed in 1969. It had 12 floors counting the ground floor. It was redeveloped into a new apartment block in around 2020, but still has a substation in the podium.
Tai Po Road Substation [1965- ]
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CLP's 1965 Annual Report featured a photo of the just completed Tai Po Road substation with workers' housing above. The original building is still there. Several of these were built in the 60s. Earliest mention of building worker housing above substations as a company policy was in the 1960 annual report.
Nelson Street Substation [1961- ]
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CLP's 1961 Annual Report mentions completing a substation with housing for their "Chinese workmen" above on Nelson Street. Earliest mention of building worker housing above substations as a company policy was the 1960 annual report.
Tai O Substation [1961- ]
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Tai O Substation, including office, employee quarters and store was completed in 1961 according to CLP annual report from that year. The current building is the original.