A special Emergency Repairs Works Unit was set up and, following round-the-clock road clearance and temporary works, flood waters were controlled and main city roads open to traffic by the Monday evening and all roads reopened to traffic within three weeks. Permanent repairs on some of the worst affected roads are still proceeding. The cost of the damage incurred is estimated at $12,500,000.
4.03. Total non-recurrent expenditure this year amounted to $117,200,000 and a further $30,400,000 was spent on recurrent works including maintenance, minor improvements, typhoon and rainstorm damage and works executed on private account.
4.04. The following officers served on the undermentioned inter-departmental committees:
Committee Representative Port Executive Committee Government Civil Engineer Colony Outline Plan Government Civil Engineer Working Committee No. 4 (Utilities and Services) Chief Engineer, Traffic Engineering Division Working Committee No. 5 (Transportation) Chief Engineer, Traffic Engineering Division Transport Advisory Committee Chief Engineer, Traffic Engineering Division Land Public Transport Sub-committee Chief Engineer, Port Works Division Traffic, Roads and Parking Sub-committee Government Civil Engineer Waterborne Transport Sub-committee Assistant Government Civil Engineer (Hong Kong) Committee on Control of Ports, Harbours and Waters of the Colony Assistant Government Civil Engineer (Mainland) Port Works Liaison Committee Chief Engineer, Port Works Division Container Committee Terminal Sub-committee Chief Engineer, Development Division Resettlement Programme Committee Road Opening and Co-ordinating Committee Chief Engineer Roads & Drainage (Hong Kong)Chief Engineer Roads & Drainage (Kowloon) Advisory Committee to Department of Building, Surveying and Structural Engineering (Technical College) Senior Engineer/Training