were
HONG KONG PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE
renewed.
quarter,
the
extension
SUMMARY OF PROGRESS OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 1958
Formation. 304 Registration Certicates in in hand. The complete
Contractors were includes the provision of a further Thirteen new major works or alterations respect of Registered
150 acres completed during the
of reclamation by fill material amongst which
derived by levelling hills thereby provid- were the Tsuen Wan Emergencies. Four fires occurred during ing a further Divisional
de- Police Station, three Govern-
84 acres formed for quarter, the most serious of ment Primary Schools (at Jordan_ Road*, which was the fire at
velopment. By the first contract 68 Shanghai Street Shaukiwan*
of acres will be reclaimed, and 20 and Hung Hom Estate*), where five tenements were gutted while a hills will be levelled. New
has The contract Technical College (Keswick Hall), sixth was so badly damaged that it also been operating for one month and so far New Kowloon Mortuary*, Co-operative and had to be demolished. Marketing Department Stores Staff Quar- ment was slightly damaged, necessitating cavated and tipped.
A seventh tene- 120,000 cu. yds. of earth have been ex- ters at Castle Peak and Tai Po*, and six the demolition of the verandahs at upper blocks of Resettlement Housing at Tai
floor level. Wan Hill and Wong Tai Sin.
Twenty-two major works were under construction, the largest of which were the West Wing of the Central Government Offices, the new Government Stores build- ing at North Point, Sai Ying Pun Clinic*, Victoria Prison Quarters, Chimawan Prison Officers' Quarters, Causeway Bay Magis- tracy and five more primary schools (at Cheung Hong Street, Caine Road*, Canton Road*. Shek Kip Mei and Tong Mei Road. Completion of Resettlement Housing blocks during the quarter was not great, though considerable site formation work was in hand for further buildings.
these
it acres,
is
acres
In
accommodate
A tentative layout has been prepared for the development of the Ho Man Tin- Application was made for Closure King's Park Resettlement area by which Orders in respect of 3 buildings in Square the area will be formed by "cut and fill" Street on account of their being in an to suitable levels for development. from the risk to the occupants, extremely dangerous condition. Apart this area, covering approximately 250
to hoped buildings constituted a hazard to buildings on the other side of the scaveng- population is to some extent restricted by the 165,000-200,000 persons even though the ing lane.
build- the height restriction imposed on ings in the area subsequent to the con- struction of the new airport.
DRAINAGE OFFICE
CROWN LANDS AND SURVEYS
OFFICE
Lands Division. During the quarter under review, 14 Marine lots were sold by public auction in the Kwun Tong Tsai Wan (Yau Tong Bay) area all iots be
Progress on the various drainage con- struction works was satisfactory during the third quarter. The more interesting
In the Architectural Office working ing restricted to shipbuilding or timber construction items were as follows: drawings and contract documents were in yards and sawmill purposes. The total On the Island. The extension of a large preparation for twenty major projects premia amounted to $1,210,000.00.
twin box culvert on Chai Wan Resettle- (including Northcote Training College,
ment site; the main drainage to Tin Hau
contract for laying a 66" dia. submarine sewer outfall under the seabed opposite Fleming Road in Wanchai.
King's College Extension, Wong Tai Sin Treaty, 10 sites were for the purpose of Temple Road extension; the start of
Of a total of 14 lots sold by Private
Non-expatriate Government Officers hous-
The ing.
total premia amounted $5.557.497.00
to
the
On
the Mainland. Waterloo
a
Road
Nullah Relief Work, consisting of a new culvert along Dundas Street to the sca to relieve flooding of Waterloo Road Nullah
rainstorms; Nan during heavy
Nullah culverting,
Government School, Sycamore Street Government School, Kwun Tong Govern- ment School, the Mental Hospital, and Kowloon General Hospital & Quarters),
Planning Division. 3 new layout plans and sketch plans for seven (including Lo Fu Ngam Government School). While covering the Kai Tak and Diamond Hill private architects were at the working areas, particularly the portion of the old drawing stage for seven major projects airport which will become available for
which were the Ellis Kadoorie, development, were prepared during Gardens and Clementi
Chang Street Middle quarter. A plan for a typical market cen- Schools, Queen's College Old Boys Memo- tre or Hawker Bazaar was agreed with move a public nuisance caused by refuse
being thrown Po Road the Urban Services Department and cen-
nullah; open Magistracy, and Hong Kong Police In- tres based on this typical plan were in- Drainage Works in Clearwater Bay Road spectorate Married Quarters), and on corporated in the layouts of several new
Realignment, where the new Clearwater sketch
for plans
Road passes Bay
which further fourteen development districts.
through land schemes (the most important of which
was originally part of the Kai Tak Air- were the Wanchai Government and Beli-
Road construction of Canton
(six of Blake
rial Hall, Castle
Peak/Tai
a
Court, Western District Magistracy, and Kowloon Tsai Park and Swimming Pool). (* Denotes work by private architects) BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
The draft layout plan of Fung Wong port; the
of the Town Planning new section of the established to car- Planning statistics
into the
to re-
lios Public Schools, New Territories New Village (part of Kowloon Planning Area Trunk Sewer which forms the major con-
of No. 11) and an amendment to the lay- duit the Kowloon South Sewerage out of (Hung Hom) were approved by the Gov- age for Kwun Tong Reclamation, includ- Kowloon Planning Area No. 9 Scheme; the general drainage and sewer-
ernor-in-Council and published.
ing the new Resettlement Areas which One meeting
have commenced building in Kwun Tong; and the construction of Staff Quarters at New Buildings. Consent has been given Board was held and a
Anchor Street, Kowloon, for Drainage for the erection of a considerable number Planning Division was
Office fitters and coolies employed on the of buildings for a variety of uses, they out research into more important being
Pumping Stations. and relevant data. storeys in height, providing mainly Survey Division. Revenue survey,
Preliminary investigations and design domestic accommodation with shops and tine control and large scale revision work work continue on both sides of the Har- offices in the lower storeys. The greatest continued. 6 miles of Precise Traversing
bour, and in the New Territories, for the proportion of the residential accommoda- were laid down establishing 108 control various Sewerage Schemes such as North tion consists of Chinese type tenements points and 9 miles of Precise levelling in Point Sewerage Scheme, Central Sewerage having a large single room with kitchen the New Territories were completed, and bathroom.
bench marks being established.
from 8
to 20
rou-
22
Scheme, Kowloon South Sewerage Scheme, etc. Preliminary design is also being con- sidered for a possible primary sewage for treatment works for the Yaumati Sewer-
During the quarter 474 plans covering 95 acres of land were contoured 666 buildings designed for domestic and planning development purposes and ४ age Scheme. An area of land at Anchor non-domestic purposes were submitted for special surveys covering
about 32 approval. In the same period 199 occupa- were made for Police Court cases. tion permits were issued for domestic and
non-domestic buildings, and 1491 permits DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
acres Street, Kowloon, has been provisionally reserved for possible sewerage works in the future as it is considered that sew-
age released into the harbour waters for building works including R.C.C., The first contract for the further exten- with only rough screening treatment may Drainage and Well, Demolition and Site sion of Kwun Tong Reclamation is now finally cause a public nuisance to those
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