APPENDIX S
CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE
GENERAL STATISTICS
Hong Kong Kowloon
New Territories
Total
(A) Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total Length of Roadworks Carried Out (Miles) New roads completed 2.35 0.63 5.07 8.05 Existing roads reconstructed 1.29 3.36 1.50 6.15 Existing roads resurfaced 9.50 6.16 31.30 46.96 (B) Drainage Works Carried Out New drains laid (ft.) 40,741 15,400 17,212 73,353 Defective drains replaced (ft.) ** 11,296 4,756 16,243 Connections provided (no.) 344 416 224 984 Chokes cleared (no.) 8,740 7,749 1,030 17,519 Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.) 14,504 47,299 27,787 89,590 (C) Road Opening Permits Issued to Utilities and Service departments 2,534 2,934 533 6,001 Government departments 632 463 177 1,272 (D) Work Carried Out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates Length of roads constructed (miles) 1.08 0.89 0.23 2.20 Length of drains laid (miles) 1.29 1.22 1.80 4.31 (E) Production in Government Quarries· Total Crushed Stone (Tons) 1964-65 67,979 33,579 146,837 1965-66 84,650 64,855 154,536 1966-67 86,291 78,858 137,260 1967-68 69,886 50,969 58,671 1968-69 25,092 47,816 112,671 Bitumen Coated Materials (Tons) 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 1968-69 67,633 32,624 100,257 (F) Materials Testing Laboratory Physical tests on soil and building materials carried out during the year totalled 60,390 Tests for compressive strength of concrete cubes... 38,652 Tests on physical properties of cement 1,184 Aggregate gradings and other tests 1,023 Tests on steel and other metals 12,449 Tests on bitumen and bituminous products 289 Soil tests 5,379 Pipe tests 581 Miscellaneous tests 833.143