335. Detailed investigations were carried out and estimates prepared for a further programme of work which will improve the irrigation of approximately 2,800 acres.
Revenue and Expenditure
336. Water accounts were, as usual, sent out quarterly and supplementary and miscellaneous accounts rendered as due. Approximately 171,000 water accounts were dealt with during the year compared with 158,000 in the previous year. The water rates at $0.80 per unit of 1,000 gallons for the trade and domestic supply and $2.00 per unit for shipping and construction purposes remained unchanged.
KAI TAK AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
Consulting Engineers, Messrs. Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners.
337. The Ministry of Civil Aviation submitted a Report in June, 1951, on development plans for Kai Tak Airport. This was accepted by Government, and in August, 1952, Messrs. Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners, Consulting Civil Engineers, were appointed to submit a Project Report on the engineering aspects and estimated cost of the development. During the Engineers' investigation the plans for the layout of the airport were amended, and a Project Report on the revised layout was submitted in June, 1953. The financial, economic and commercial implications of the project were reviewed in a "Report of an Inter-Departmental Committee on a Scheme for Airport Development at Hong Kong," as a result of which Government decided to proceed with the project subject to a reduction in the overall size of the layout. The Engineers prepared a contract for the first stage of the new development, and this went out to international tender in March, 1955.
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335. Detailed investigations were carried out and estimates prepared for a further programme of work which will improve the irrigation of approximately 2,800 acres.
Revenue and Expenditure
336. Water accounts were, as usual, sent out quarterly and supplementary and miscellaneous accounts rendered as due. Approximately 171,000 water accounts were dealt with during the year compared with 158,000 in the previous year. The water rates at $0.80 per unit of 1,000 gallons for the trade and domestic supply and $2.00 per unit for shipping and construction purposes remained unchanged.
KAI TAK AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
Consulting Engineers, Messrs. Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners.
337. The Ministry of Civil Aviation submitted a Report in June, 1951, on development plans for Kai Tak Airport. This was accepted by Government, and in August, 1952, Messrs. Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners, Consulting Civil Engineers, were appointed to submit a Project Report on the engineering aspects and estimated cost of the development. During the Engineers' investigation the plans for the layout of the airport were amended, and a Project Report on the revised layout was submitted in June, 1953. The financial, economic and commercial implications of the project were reviewed in a "Report of an Inter-Departmental Committee on a Scheme for Airport Development at Hong Kong," as a result of which Government decided to proceed with the project subject to a reduction in the overall size of the layout. The Engineers prepared a contract for the first stage of the new development, and this went out to international tender in March, 1955.
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