159. At Mission Road, Kowloon, work commenced on the removal of approximately 150,000 cu. yds. of earth and rock from the top of a small hill which endangered aircraft approaching in the flight funnel of the 07 runway, Kai Tak Airport. Earth moving was by an R.B.17 excavator with four 4-yard dumpers and six tip trucks. Spoil was hauled about 1 mile to a new reclamation in progress at Sung Wong Toi.
160. A minor but not unimportant activity of the office was the supervision of public dumping at reclamation projects; some 443,000 cu. yds. of material was so dumped.
161. On Tathong Rock, a dangerous obstacle to shipping in the eastern approaches to the Lyemun Harbour entrance, a new radar beacon was erected for the Marine Department.
162. Designs and drawings were practically completed for the construction of a sports stadium in the Sookunpoo Valley. Plans allowed for the construction of seating accommodation for 30,000 spectators in the first instance with extension later to 65,000. The stadium is to be sited on the floor of a natural valley and will have a maximum international size football field surrounded by an international oval-shaped running track with seating accommodation on three sides of the oval rising in terraces up to the sides of the Valley, the fourth side being given up to entrances, offices, and changing rooms.
163. Investigations of the seabed were carried out for the construction of a new passenger ferry pier at Ma Tau Kok. The design of the reinforced concrete pier 220 ft. long and 63 ft. wide was commenced.
164. Drilling teams were maintained in the field throughout the year. Most of the work was concentrated on Piper's Hill, behind Cheung Sha Wan, where many of the bores were carried down to 80 odd feet to determine the practicability of reducing this hill to provide building sites, the spoil from the excavation to be utilized to reclaim some 70 acres of land from the shallow waters of Cheung Sha Wan.
165. In addition to the above, investigations and designs were made for many minor projects.
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