the hills had to be conveyed through fill required, amounting to 7 million one of the most densely populated cu. yds., had
yds., had to be dredged from districts in the world, the balance of depths of up to 80 feet below the sea
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In all, some 13 million cu. yds. of material had to be moved, which is equivalent to four to five times the volume of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh.
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Dredging operations proceeded con- tinuously 24 hours by day and night, six days a week, with frequent work on Sundays. Hill excavation con. tinued from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., usual- ly seven days a week. On several occasions, over a million cubic yards of material were moved in a month. The dredging was completed in months, after which the 60 acres of paved runway and taxiway were built in less than nine months. though the bulk of the work was done by machine, the average labour force. numbered about 2,000, with a peak figure of 3,000, and in all some 20 million man hours were expended on the work.
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Sino-Anglo-French Co-operation
The construction of this vast pro- ject in the short span of three years has been an outstanding achievement, and a fine example of Sino-Anglo- French co-operation; it is the first occasion on which this French Com- pany have undertaken work in a Bri- tish Territory. Tribute is also due in small measure to the Chinese en- no gineers, technicians and surveyors and also to the hard work and skill of the Chinese workers on the job.
The new runway was brought into use on the afternoon of August 31st, 1958, and the two old runways were then closed. Work has already start- ed on the next phase of development which involves the construction of new terminal area on the site of one of the former runways.
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The civil aviation aspects of the scheme are being handled by the De- partment of Civil Aviation of the Hong Kong Government, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, REALIGNED CLEAR WATER BAY RD. B.O.A.C. and other Airline Com- MAINTENANCE BASE
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panies operating through Hong Kong.
The Consulting Engineers are Messrs. Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners, who are members of the As- sociation of Consulting Engineers. ROCK They are working under the general direction of the Director of Public Works, Hong Kong, and supervision on site is being exercised by a Chief Resident Engineer and his staff.
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