130. Foreshore Dumping:-The dumping of spoil from new building development progressed at an unprecedented rate, reclaiming land on the foreshore at North Point beyond existing protective walls and, in some instances, up to the line where dredging for new sea-wall foundations was planned.
As a consequence, dumping close to the City of Victoria had to be suspended and the spoil diverted to a new area at Aberdeen some 9 miles distant.
Public Works Extraordinary.
131. Fisheries Pier:-Under a grant from the Colonial Welfare Development Scheme, four reinforced concrete landings totalling 1,875 sq. ft. with a tarmacadam road apron were built under contract at Kennedy Town for the Fisheries Office.
132. Nightsoil Disposal Station:-A night-soil disposal station, including a pier head, pumping plant and tanks was constructed for the Agricultural Department at Castle Peak.
133. Causeway Road Widening:-To enable this waterfront road to be considerably widened and raised, protection works extending to 580 lin. ft. of concrete sheet pile cut-off wall and 3,750 sq. yds. of granite rubble pitching were placed to reclaim about 51,000 sq. ft. of foreshore.
134. Bathing Rafts:-Five rafts were constructed under contract for the Urban Council to provide amenities for swimmers at popular beaches.
135. Japanese Structures:-Pier, wall and small deck structures built by the Japanese on the marine frontage to private lots M.L.'s 285 and 396 were demolished.
136. Hung Hom Ferry Pier:-This pier was demolished to make room for future development on a larger scale.
137. Aberdeen Reclamation:-A contract was let under a grant from the Colonial Welfare Development Scheme for the construction of 500 lin. ft. of quay wall with the formation of a reclamation at Aberdeen. This work was well advanced.
138. North Point Reclamation:-The sea wall at North Point was extended a further 400 ft. eastward under contract and public dumping at the rear of the new wall quickly reclaimed the area.
139. Hung Hom Reclamation:-Exploratory work involving the sinking of marine borings on the line of the proposed sea wall was carried out in connection with an 81 acre reclamation scheme at Hung Hom. With the two-fold purpose of providing over 1 million cubic yards of spoil and at the same time making available some 15 acres for residential buildings, twin hills bounded by Chatham Road, Wuhu Street and Ma Tau Wei Road were surveyed and test drilled. Over 145 bores, or an aggregate of 6,128 lin. ft. was drilled over a period of 12 months.