Monitoring of the quality of harbour waters and bottom sediment, as recommended in the Consultants' report, continued. A report on the investigation of night-soil dumping in West Lamma Channel was being finalized.
6.54 Investigation into sewage disposal for Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay was completed and pumping of the sewage from these areas to Aberdeen outfall was proposed. Monitoring of bacteriological quality off a number of beaches on Hong Kong Island continued.
6.55 Construction of Shek Wu Hui Pilot Sewage Treatment Plant was in progress under the supervision of the Consulting Engineers, Messrs. J. D. & D. M. Watson. Orders had been placed for the machinery items and some were delivered.
RAILWAY DIVISION
Chief Engineer:
S. GRUNBERG, B.Sc., A.C.G.I., D.I.C., F.I.C.E.
General
6.56 This Division was expanded from the Railway Section of the Development and Airport Division. It is responsible for the planning, design and construction of a new railway terminus at Hung Hom, for the widening of the existing railway track from Hung Hom to the New Territories and for associated railway engineering works.
Kowloon-Canton Railway--Hung Hom Development
6.57 At the site of the new railway terminus at Hung Hom, foundations for the passenger-station building, the bus station and the multi-storey car park were completed and some 4,500 yards of track were laid. Contracts were let for foundations for an indoor stadium, the podium for the railway station and for buildings at track level.
Track Widening, Hung Hom to Tai Po
6.58 Planning for track-widening from Hung Hom to Sha Tin commenced. The layout of the tracks was completed. Investigations into the need to widen the track to Tai Po were in hand.
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