# APPENDIX S
CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
New Territories Hong Kong Kowloon Total (A) Length of Road Works Carried Out (Miles) New Roads Completed 1.39 1.40 *** 7.30 Existing Roads Reconstructed 5.80 5.29 8.22 8.22 Existing Roads Resurfaced 6.68 0.80 26.60 26.60 13.87 7.49 42.12 42.12 (B) Drainage Works Carried Out New Drains Laid (Feet) 38,603 39,757 43,826 124,795 Defective Drains Replaced (Feet) 48,324 4,029 922 40 Connections Provided (Nos.) 37,768 40 759 43,826 Chokes Clearance (Nos.) 124,795 203 203 1,884 Sand cleared from Culverts (cu. yd.) 8,931 7,531 899 17,361 13,797 62,592 6,486 82,875 *** *** (C) Road Opening Permits Issued to: Utilities and Service Departments 2,213 1,128 2,262 4,955 Government Departments 2,226 938 2,262 516 196 (D) Work carried out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates Length of roads constructed (Miles) 0.30 0.33 3.33 4.90 Length of drains laid (Miles) 1.73 2.36 6.37 6.37 14.60 14.60 Mainland Island Total (E) Production in Government Quarries Total Crushed Stone (Tons) 1963-64 95,698 87,357 183,055 1964-65 67,979 78,858 146,837 1965-66 84,650 69,886 154,536 1966-67 86,291 50,969 137,260 1967-68 33,579 25,092 58,671 Bitumen Coated Materials (Tons) 1963-64 85,277 33,674 118,951 1964-65 65,708 29,633 95,341 1965-66 81,050 40,361 121,411 1966-67 86,845 29,947 116,792 1967-68 68,774 30,623 99,397(F) Materials Testing Laboratory
Physical tests on soil and building materials carried out during the year totalled 38,582 and comprised the following:
Tests for compressive strength of concrete cubes... 21,675
Tests on physical properties of cement 970
Aggregate gradings and other tests 1,022
Tests on steel and other metals 9,411
Tests on bitumen and bituminous products 470
Soil test 3,865
Pipe test * 4
Miscellaneous tests 528
* 641
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