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of three slipways and a pier at Yau Ma Tei for the new Government Dockyard. A 1,700-foot seawall and a 500-foot breakwater were completed at Sam Ka Tsuen, where reclamation is being carried out behind the seawall to provide about 19 acres of land for light industrial development. The breakwater provides a sheltered an- chorage for small craft. In Kowloon Bay, to the north-east of Kai Tak runway, the 3,100-foot seawall commenced in 1962 was completed and reclamation behind the seawall continued. At Cha Kwo Ling the 600-foot seawall which will form the frontage to stage I of this 10-acre reclamation was completed, and work on the 2,300-foot stage II seawall continued concurrent with the reclamation. Work progressed well on the construction of a new salt water pumphouse on the side of Kai Tak runway to serve the airport's air-conditioning plant. A contract was let and work started on a reinforced concrete pier for cattle landing at the Cheung Sha Wan abattoir now under construction. At Hung Hom the seawall and reclamation were completed.
In the New Territories a seawall was completed at Ho Tung Lau, Sha Tin, to retain a reclamation for the new railway workshops. Two new ferry piers were completed at Kau Lau Wan and Wong Shek in Long Harbour. A typhoon shelter at Rambler Channel, Kwai Chung, was completed, the rubble breakwater providing a sheltered anchorage of about 44 acres. A pier was constructed at Waglan Island by floating out a caisson and sinking it on a prepared foundation. This will remove the hazards of landing there in bad weather. Further navigational beacons were built at Wong Chuk Kok and Cham Pai, and work on removing underwater obstructions was completed at Wai Kap Pai and off the west shore of Tap Mun.
The materials testing laboratory operated by the port works division of the Public Works Department carried out approximately 45,500 tests on various building materials, about 12,100 of which were for private firms.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Progress at the two new towns of Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan- Kwai Chung included the formation of 111 acres of land. At Kwun Tong, where land development was nearing completion, 11 acres of terraced sites were formed while 29 acres were also reclaimed