184. Hong Kong Star Ferry Pier.
By the end of the year 107 out of 159 piles required for the first stage were driven and the whole of the central portion decked over. A start was also made on the columns and stairs to the first floor.
185. Kowloon Star Ferry Pier. The first job carried out was the demolition of the greater part of the disused Kowloon old Public pier. This was necessary to make room for the first stage of the new ferry pier. This new pier is being built on piles and pedestals, the latter being necessary where the foundations of the seawall prevent the driving of piles. For the first stage 73 piles out of the 132 required were driven and all the pedestals placed. In addition about one-fifth of the deck area was concreted.
186. Kun Tong Reclamation. Work continued throughout the year in the reclaiming of some 78 acres at Kun Tong Bay for industrial development. The dumping of 300,000 cubic yards of earth under the pilot contract was completed in the middle of December, and from the information gained during the earlier stages of this contract, it was possible to let the main contract for a further 1,500,000 cubic yards of filling. This main contract was started in July and by the end of the year 667,000 cubic yards of fill material had been dumped. To protect the seaward edge of the reclamation 1,200 feet of sea wall was constructed, work on this being completed by the end of November.
187. Filling for this reclamation is being obtained by cutting down adjacent foothills which consist mainly of decomposed granite. Resulting from this excavation sites for factory workers' housing will be formed.
188. Rubble Mound at Gin Drinker's Bay. Construction of the rubble mound linking Tsing Chau Island and the Mainland to form a new site for the Colony Refuse Dump was completed during the year, and dumping of refuse commenced in September. The mound, some 1,550 feet long was constructed by tipping graded quarried stone in blocks of up to one ton in weight.
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