New Kowloon.-An additional length of 3,190 lin. feet of 6′′ C.I. mains were laid in the Kowloon Tong Development area.
The approach path to Kowloon Reservoir was regraded and surfaced.
New Territories.-The 3" main at Taipo was extended to Kam Tsin Village. An intake dam with conduit and pipe line was formed on the Needle Hill Stream to augment the Shing Mun Supply.
Shing Mun Valley Scheme. The laying of the 1st 24" diameter steel main was continued, 9,100 lin. ft. being laid during the year, bringing the total laid to-date to 12,330 lin. ft.
The installation of the Paterson Rapid Gravity Filtration Plant was satisfactorily completed and tested during the year.
This plant is now capable of filtering 5 million gallons per day and provision has been made for future extension to 10 million gallons per day.
A commencement was made towards the end of the year on the excavation for the Service Reservoir in the Shek Lai Pui Valley and fair progress was made.
## RECLAMATIONS
Hong Kong.-Praya East, 87 acres were reclaimed out of a total of 90 acres.
The North Point Scheme which is a private undertaking was completed.
Kowloon.-Tai Kok Tsui, about 54 acres, was completed.
New Kowloon.-A contract was let for the construction of the sea wall—about 1,600 feet in length to protect the Shamshuipo Reclamation. Approximately 600 lin. feet of walling had been completed at the end of the year.
Approximately 1.7 acres reclaimed at Cheung Sha Wan in connection with the dumping of refuse.
The un-reclaimed portion of the Kai Tak Reclamation was filled in by Harbour Dredgings to a height of about 2 feet below formation level, and the filling protected by a sea wall. The area reclaimed to finished levels is about 120 acres, the area to be completed to formation level is approximately 85 acres.
Little progress was made with the Kowloon Bay West Reclamation.
New Territories.-The Standard Oil Co. continued with the formation of a site at Lai Chi Kok. About 90% of the work has been completed.
## PIERS
Kowloon. The repair work to the Police Pier at Kowloon Point was completed.