1958-1959

hoppers did this work. Apart from clearance, these dredging units prepared foundations for construction works and dredged 165,000 cubic yards of material.

214. Divers inspected various piers and sea walls and undertook miscellaneous diving works for other Departments and Offices. Underwater blasting removed rocks dangerous to shipping in the Southern Fairway. Demolition of a similar group of rocks discovered near Stonecutters Island started. 549 hours were spent underwater by Government divers.

215. Public dumping in reclamations at Cheung Sha Wan, Kwun Tong, Hung Hom and the Central District of Hong Kong provided 582,000 cubic yards of filling.

216. Progress on this reclamation fell off towards the end of the year when the site formation contractor ran into difficulties, and the contract had to be terminated when only 39.5% of the work had been completed. The total area reclaimed under the various contracts was 77 acres, and to complete Stages I and II of the reclamation a further 16 acres had still to be reclaimed; it was decided to carry out this work under three small contracts rather than one large one. By the end of the year, work on the first of these contracts had started, the second one had been awarded and tenders called for the third and last one.

Central Reclamation, Stage III

217. Work continued on this stage of the Central Reclamation and by the end of the year only the flexible fendering system remained to be erected.

218. The 1,050 feet sea wall frontage of this 6-acre reclamation will provide permanent berths for the Macau ferries.

Hung Hom Reclamation

219. When 1,400 feet of sea wall at the southern end had been built and the enclosed area reclaimed with 132,000 cubic yards of spoil provided free by public dumping, work was suspended pending a decision on the resiting of the Kowloon-Canton Railway terminus.

Tsuen Wan Reclamation

220. Work on the construction of a further 2,600 feet of sea wall to complete the reclamation line progressed well and had nearly been completed.

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