with a gang sprayer was carried out on a number of important but lightly trafficked roads.
275. The public dumping ground for contractors' spoil at Brickfield, Aberdeen, was filled to level and closed and new areas of Staunton Creek were opened to replace it.
KOWLOON ROADS
276. The remaining length of Lai Chi Kok Road was reconstructed in concrete. The carriageway of Boundary Street between Tai Hang Tung Road and Sai Yee Street was also constructed in concrete, completing the full width of Boundary Street throughout its length.
277. Parts of Castle Peak Road, Reclamation Street, and a number of other minor streets were reconstructed, and Perth Street was widened for the safety and convenience of the several schools which it serves.
278. New extensions of La Salle Road, To Kwa Wan Road, Tai Kok Tsui Road, Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road and a number of others were carried out to give access to newly developed sites.
279. Good progress was made on the site formation, road and drainage works in the Housing Zones at the new Kwun Tong industrial town.
280. A number of new playgrounds and rest gardens were constructed in Tai Po Road, Prince Edward Road, Sai Yee Street, Chatham Road, and in several Resettlement Areas.
281. At Kai Tak Airport general routine maintenance work was carried out as necessary, including the resurfacing of parts of the runways, taxi track and hardstanding. The runway markings were repainted and a crash barrier 680 feet long and 33 feet wide constructed adjacent to the terminal buildings by sand filling retained by two dwarf walls.
NEW TERRITORIES ROADS
282. The first of the dual carriageways of Castle Peak Road between M.S.5 and M.S.10 was completed. The first section of the South Lantao Road from Silver Mine Bay to Cheung Sha—a length of five miles—was opened, and work continued on several other minor village roads financed with funds provided under the Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme.
283. Work started on a new road to Gin Drinker's Bay and on a new road to the top of Tai Mo Shan from the military road between Tsuen Wan and Shek Kong.
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