8.07. Work was well advanced on a large new public pier approximately 585 feet long, which will replace Blake Pier. West of the present vehicular ferry pier, a temporary vehicular ferry berth was completed, making altogether three such berths in operation in the Central area. The construction of the new pier to replace those present Jubilee Street passenger ferry berths which will be enclosed by the reclamation, was almost completed.
Hung Hom Reclamation
8.08. Work continued on a further 2,000 feet of seawall at Stage IIB of this reclamation, which incorporates a pumphouse consisting of four pumping units to enable the Waterworks Office to provide a future seawater supply of 2 million gallons per day. Two of the three landing steps which were constructed last year were brought into use for ferry services to Wan Chai and North Point. Meanwhile approximately 19 acres of land was reclaimed and the old ferry pier at Gillies Avenue was demolished. On completion of the seawall foundation for stage IIA in May, a second seawall contract was started for the purpose of linking up Cust Rock to the main reclamation.
Kwun Tong Reclamation
8.09. Filling behind the completed seawall continued, and a total volume of 820,000 cubic yards of material was dumped, forming approximately 18 acres.
Kowloon Bay Reclamation
8.10. Work started in November on the foundations for the first 3,000 feet of seawall at the south-eastern end of the reclamation. Rapid progress enabled almost 45% of the work to be completed.
Cheung Sha Wan Reclamation
8.11. The construction of a new sand depot to replace the existing one at Hung Hom was completed.
8.12. Several plans for the construction of boat building and repairing yards on the new reclamation were examined, checked and approved.
Reclamation off Jordan Road
8.13. The seawall and reclamation including a pumphouse were completed, allowing the area for the Jordan Road ferry services concourse to be increased. As an interim measure, a temporary vehicular ferry landing point was constructed on the new reclamation, thus
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