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and avoid pollution of the Colony's marine environment. Con- struction of submarine sewage outfalls at Sham Shui Po and Tai Wan was completed; work on those at Wan Chai and Lai Chi Kok continued.
Sewerage systems are also being constructed in the new towns now being developed in the New Territories. Consulting Engineers have been commissioned to design and construct a pilot sewage treatment plant at Shek Wu Hui. This project will improve sanitary conditions in that area as well as provide information on which form of sewage treatment will best suit local conditions when discharge of sewage into the sea is not possible.
Work was in progress on the extension of stormwater culverts in conjunction with the Wan Chai and Central reclamation projects. The extension of Staunton Creek Nullah in Aberdeen was com- pleted. In order to alleviate dangers from landslides, the stormwater drainage serving village areas in Shau Kei Wan was improved. River training works were in hand at Sha Tin; training of part of the Tung Chung River on Lantau Island was completed. Work continued on the construction of a large culvert at Kwai Chung and extension of two large culverts in the Kai Tak area.
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PORT WORKS
Subsequent to the publication of the engineering report on the proposed container terminal at Kwai Chung, tenders were called in April for the sale of four containership berths with related 'back-up' areas. Three of these container-terminal lots were sold on the basis of the purchasers constructing quay walls and reclama- tion and then developing the lots for container handling. Extensive investigations were carried out to locate suitable borrow areas for filling material and suitable technical clauses were drafted and technical layout drawings prepared for incorporation into the tender documents.
A breakwater was completed at Aldrich Bay thereby providing a typhoon shelter of about 38 acres for the long established fishing industry at Shau Kei Wan. At North Point a pier for the Fire Services Department was completed. At Aberdeen work started on a pier to serve both the Fisheries Office and Marine Licensing