6.06. Sewage from Tai Wai, Sha Tin, will be treated in a septic tank before the effluent is discharged into the Shing Mun River.
STORMWATER DRAINS AND RIVER TRAINING
6.07. Large culverts, both circular and rectangular, were constructed at Tsz Wan Shan, Kwai Chung North, Tin Wan and North Point to enable site formation and building works to proceed.
6.08. River training works were continued at Yuen Long for the various rivers in this area. 4,500 feet of open channels were completed during the year.
NULLAH DECKING AND RECONSTRUCTION
6.09. The top section of Waterloo Road Nullah was decked to ease the traffic conditions resulting from the opening of Lung Cheung Road/Waterloo Road Link. Quarry Bay Nullah off King's Road and Sand Street Nullah were decked to provide vehicle access to buildings and eliminate sanitary nuisance.
6.10. Sham Tseng Nullah was reconstructed for part of its length and Kai Tak Nullah was being reconstructed to fit in with the new formation level of the resettlement estates to the north east and to reduce the nuisance from the dry weather flow.
RESETTLEMENT, HOUSING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT
6.11. Roads, playgrounds, stormwater drains and sewers were built by the Drainage Office in the resettlement estates at Tsz Wan Shan, Wong Tai Sin, Wang Tau Hom, Tai Wo Hau and Kwai Chung (South).
6.12. Drainage works were completed for the Cheung Sha Wan low cost housing scheme and the site formation, including roads and drains, for the housing development in the area north of Cornwall Street was substantially completed.
PRIVATE WORKS
6.13. This office continued to examine and report on drainage plans for private development: 1,706 such plans were dealt with; 1,497 demand notes were issued for the provision of drainage connexions and other works for private development.
6.14. Drainage advice on 759 Crown Land sales and 196 public proposals was given.
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