Installation of winking Belisha Beacon been carried out in previous years. The St.-Hennessy Rd. to Johnson Rd. (20%. lights was extended to six pedestrian cross- dry weather permitted a good start to be Aug.); access road from Murray Parade ings at Nathan Rd. and 40 more traffic made with it. island bollards were manufactured and installed throughout the Colony by the Electrical Section.
Total number of jobs completed: Me- chanical Section, 9,577; Electrical Section, 3,879: Air-Conditioning Section, 101.
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ground (25%. July); site formation for radio equipment at Mt. Kellett (5%. The extension of Tin Hau Temple Rd. Dec.); footpath at Tai Hang Rd. (55% was three-quarters completed. The new Sep.); bus shelter at junction of Ngan section of Eastern Hospital Rd. was al- Mok St. and King's Rd. (60%, July); most finished, and improvement started
parade ground extension and culvert, on the junction of Peak Rd., Albany Rd. and Robinson Rd. The work of levelling police training school (45%. July); upper forming and turfing football ground at
the top of Mt. Kellett for the installation
portion of Wun Sha St. (5%. Sep.): of radio equipment was put in hand.
pavement adjoining I.L. 3545 King's Rd. (20%. Aug.)
Dr. Charlesworth of the Road Research
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During the quarter a seawall at Tsun A large number of roadmarking paints Wan, a pier at Tap Mun, a rubble mound were tested and one of local and one of Kowloon and New Kowloon: Site forma- at Central Reclamation Stage III
and U.K. manufacture were found superior to tion, roads and drainage for Kun Tong the site formation at Tai Wan Hill were the remainder.
Housing Zone I (95%, Aug.); Tam Kung completed. In addition five reclamation
Rd. west half width (98%, July 58); projects (Central, Kwun Tong, Hung Hom, Cheung Sha Wan and Tsun Wan) and a Laboratory visited the Colony and collect- Nga Tsin Wai Rd. (N.K.I.L. 3855)
(90%, July 58); roads in K.M.L. 52 Sec. site formation contract (Kwun Tong) were ed data and information for the prepara- B. (Wing Kwong St. etc.) (60%, Sept. in hand, and two new piers (new Star tion of his report for the improvement of
58); Tsing Chau St. (H.H.I.L. 328) Ferry and Chimawan), two seawalls traffic conditions generally.
(95%. awaiting D.O. work); diversion of (Hung Hom and Central) and one typhoon
access road to King's Park Government shelter (Tsing Yi) were under construc- tion.
Flats (5%, Oct. 58); road from Shek Kip One new contract was let
Island: Queen's Rd. East/Stubbs Rd. Mei to Tai Hang Tung (5%. Feb. 59); Pei for the Tsing Yi typhoon shelter.
Junctiin; Lyttelton Rd. at I.L.7207: Tang Ho St. Fung St. and part of Tin Wan St., Aber Rd. (40%, Aug.); Tai Nan St.
Taipo Rd. to Cheung Sha Wan Shek The dredging fleet dredged 32,157 deen; new road between Government Sand cu.yds. The marine boring barge sank Depot and I.L. 7359, North Point; pav- Po On Rd. /Wing Hong St.
Kip Mei St. to Pei Ho St. (25%, Aug.); 48 bore holes totalling 1,192 ft.,
(N.K.I.L. while ing and forming waiting space at North the land boring gang sank 15 bores totai- Point vehicular ferry concourse.
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Tsui (55%, Aug.); Tai Kok ling 337 ft. Diving work amounted to 78
Rd./Fuk Lee St./Wai On St. (K.M.L. hours under water. The four public
Kowloon and New Kowloon: (Recon- 33) (70%, July); road off Begonia Rd. dumps under the control of this office structed) Bulkleley St. (Walker Rd.-Gil- (Govt. Primary School) (80%, July); received a total of 121,100 cu.yds. of lies Avenue); improvement of Fei Ngo road off Begonia Rd. (N.K.I.L. 3910)
St. / Maple earth and building debris. A total of Shan Rd. /Clearwater Bay Rd. junction; (20%, Aug.); 2,648 tests were carried out by the P.W.D. Station
(H.H.I.L. 315-336 and (K.I.L.s 6693 and 6613) (30%, Aug.); Laboratory.
H.H.I.L. 326 Block D-H.H.I.L. 168); Lo road off Begonia Rd. (N.K.I.L. 3910) Lung Hang St. (Cooke St.-Bulkeley St. Shin St.) (30%, Aug.); roads in K.M.L. and Bulkeley St.-Wuhu St.); Tai Nan St. 33 (Man On St./Lok Kwan St.) (40% from Yen Chow St. to Kweilin St.; Re- Sept.); Wong Chuk St. Sai Yeung Choi clamation St. from Mongkok Rd. to Fife St. (N.K.I.L. 317) (10%, Aug.); Shek St.; Tsimshatsui Ferry Concourse, Stage Kip Mei R.A. Playgrounds (10%, Aug.). I. (Construction) To Kwa Wan Rd. (K.
New Territories: Gin Drinkers' Bay I.L. 6643 and K.I.L. 6393); San Shan Rd. Rd. (98%, July); Tai Mo Shan new road New Works In Hand* Construction of (K.I.L. 6643 and K.I.L. 6393); road ad- (65%, Sept.); Ting Kok feeder road ex- new Star Ferry Piers (98%, Aug. 58); joining Wireless Station; Cornwall St. Reclamation and site formation of Kwun Playground; parts of Beech St., Wai Wai road (85%. Aug.); South Lantao feeder tension (10%. Dec.); Hung Tso Tin feeder
Tong Housing Zones II and III (27%. Rd., Pratas St., Sai Yee St., and Fuk road extension (5%, Aug. 59); Tai Mong Apr. 60); Central Reclamation Stage III Tsun St.; playground at Li Cheng Uk Tsai feeder road (tenders received); Tai
construction of seawall and return walls resettlement area and carpark and basket- (38%, May 59); construction of seawall ball court for Li Cheng Uk primary and rubble mound, Hung Hom Reclama- school; surfacing of park strip at Kow- tion Stage III (26%. June 59); Chimawan loon City Rd.; pedestrian refuges in Nathan Prison Pier extension (40%, Sept. 58); construction of typhoon shelter, Tsing Yi Island (1%, Aug. 59);
New Works Completed: Site formation at Tai Wan Hill; construction of the sea- wall at Tsun Wan Reclamation Stage I; Tap Mun Pier and the rubble mound at Central Reclamation, Stage III.
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Uk Wai access road to Tsun Wan ferry pier (5%, Aug.); reconstruction of Kam Shan Rd./Taipo Market (15%. Aug.); Wo Hop Shek cemetery provision of new terraces (20%, April 59); Taipo Causeway widening (80%, Aug.): reconstruction and widening Kam Tin Bridge (65%, Sept.).
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New Territories: Formation of road to Tai Uk Wai 70 ft. (half width); road Kai Tak Airport projects: main
works at Tsun Wan Fire Station; fixing to of road studs at Taipo Rd. M.S. 6 clamation and runway contract (general supervision continued, working drawings at Lok Lo Ha,
M.S. 1o; reconstruction of hump bridges Rainfall for the quarter was only about Cheung Shu Tan, Wo two thirds of average despite a typhoon now virtually completed); electrical con-
Hop Shek, Yuen Long, Yau Kam Tau. at the end of May. This minimised the tract (work started on site and general
satisfactory storage position resulting from supervision commenced); nullah and bridge- New Works in Hand*:.
above average rainfall during the previous work contract (general supervision con-
Island: Tennis Courts/Roller Skating quarter. It was possible, however, tinued, detailed working drawings virtual- Rink/Carpark etc. at Victoria Park (76%, continue to the end of the current quar- ly completed, and arrangements for the Aug.); Tin Hau Temple Rd. extension ter without having to resort to a reduc- "changeover period" when the new run- (70%. Dec. 58); Peak Rd/Albany Rd./- tion in the supply hours. way comes
into operation in September Robinson Rd. Junction (60%. Sep. 58); discussed and finalised with the Govern- Eastern Hospital Rd. Cotton Path to ment departments concerned); terminal Sookunpoo Stadium (90%, Sep. 58); Pater- apron contract (drawings and documents son St. extension (10%, delayed inde- completed and tenders invited); crash and finitely at developer's request; Connaught fire station and temporary control tower Rd. C. and Murray Rd. adjacent to City (contract let and
work started); freight Hall 3-tier carpark (70%, delayed inde- building (design in hand).
finitely); Pokfulam Rd Ho Tung work. shop to city boundary (10%. Sep. 58); Park Rd. at 1.L. 1704 (5%. Aug. 58), A much larger programme of mainten- Bowen Rd. at I.L. 1388 (30% Sep.); ance work was put in hand than has Wood Rd. extension (1%, Oct.); Fenwick
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Although the lack of rain adversely af- fected the storage position, it had the ad- vantage of enabling construction work to proceed with the minimum of delay. This, and the arrival of new staff, resulted in a very satisfactory quarter's progress.
The experimental work on the founda- Pik tions of the proposed dam at Shek was completed and tested. A preliminary report was received from the Consulting
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