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Fair progress was made on the Kowloon City to Mong Kok Road (2nd Section) but owing to heavy rock cutting the work to the Argyle Street extension was somewhat delayed.
Preliminary works were in progress in connection with the extension of Chatham Road from Hung Hom to Kowloon City.
The work of metalling and tar-painting the Coastal Road from Lai Chi Kok to Castle Peak and the Tai Po Road was continued during the year.
A section of the Tai Po to Shun Wan Road was completed. An access road from Tsun Wan to the proposed New Waterworks at Shing Mun was commenced.
DRAINAGE.
The existing outfall from below Wanchai Gap was continued to the sea near Aberdeen.
Good progress was made with the Mong Kok Tsui Nullah East through the Railway Bridge.
The Waterloo Road Nullah was completed in November,.
A contract for training and diverting the main stream course at Ma Tau Chung was let in October. The work is being carried out in conjunction with the Chatham Road Extension and Kowloon Bay West Reclamation.
WATERWORKS.
The excavation in connection with the new Eastern District Filter Beds; and work on the Stanley Mound East, Stanley Mound West and Jardine's Lookout catchwaters proceeded satisfactorily.
The work in connection with the Hydraulic Ram and Dis- tribution System for the lower Wanchai Gap District was completed.
The Repulse Bay Water supply scheme was extended.
A commencement was made with the diversion of Peak Pump- ing mains and Distributing mains in connection with the Conduit and Hatton Roads Development Scheme.
In Kowloon, the work in enlarging the mains to improve the distribution system was continued.
The work in connection with the extension of Kowloon catchwater and new Shek Lai Pui Reservoir proceeded satisfactorily. A large amount of survey and contour work was done in connection with the Shing Mun Valley Scheme.
The Tai Po water supply scheme was completed.
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RECLAMATIONS.
Good progress was made with the Praya East Reclamation, the filling in of the Tidal Flat, cutting down hills between Tai Kok Tsui and Fuk Tsun Heung and Reclamation at Shamshuipo.
A contract was let for forming a Reclamation at Kowloon Bay East to form permanent accommodation for the junk building and repairing industries.
Work was continued on certain private reclamation works, and, in the case of the Kai Tak Land Investment Company, some further progress was made.
PIERS.
The steel work for roof and granite facade to the new re- inforced concrete pier opposite Queen's Statue were commenced and proceeded satisfactorily.
The reinforced concrete pier for landing pigs and cattle at Kennedy Town and the Ferry Pier at Public Square Street Yaumati were completed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Report of the Consulting Engineers (Messrs. Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson & Mitchell) on Hongkong Harbour Improve- ments was received, and was referred to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce for its consideration. The Report recom- mends six jetties forming ship and junk basins in Hung Hom Bay.
Several meetings were held to discuss the question of universal water meterage, but the Chinese community expressed them- selves against the scheme which was therefore not proceeded with during the year.
Good progress was made with the development of areas in the neighbourhood of Kaulung Tong, some 14 acres of formed land being handed over to the Kauling Tong Development Company.
Contracts were lot for the erection of piers at Whitfield and Blackhead's Point.
A contract was let for constructing a road from Fan Ling to Sha Tau Kok.
The total amount expended on Public Works Extraordinary was $1,716,602.94 and on annually recurrent works $1,424,532.80.
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