SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1989
REPORTS ON GEOTECHNICAL AREA STUDIES COMPLETED
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS JUST PUBLISHED THE GEOTECHNICAL ARBA STUDIES PROGRAMME REPORT (GASP XII) FOR THE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG.
WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS REPORT. THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE (GCO) HAS COMPLETED THE SERIES OF 12 REPORTS CONTAINING REGIONAL GEOTECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR PLANNING AND LAND MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.
THE FIRST OF THESE REPORTS, FOR THE HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON AREA, WAS RELEASED IN JULY 1987.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER, DR A.W. MALONE, SAID THAT GASP XII SUMMARISED THE 11 REGIONAL GASP STUDIES ALREADY ON SALE, AND WITH ITS PUBLICATION THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE HAD COMPLETED A SYSTEMATIC INVENTORY OF THE LAND RESOURCES OF THE TERRITORY.
WITH THE RECENT ΤΟ EMBARK ON AN
DEVELOPMENT,
"THE RELEASE OF GASP XII IS TIMELY BECAUSE, DECISION TO BUILD THE NEW AIRPORT, WE ARE ABOUT EXCITING AND CHALLENGING NEW PHASE OF THE TERRITORY'S DR MALONE SAID.
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"IT WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TERRAIN TO BE USED DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS TO ENSURE SAFE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TO MINIMISE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SLOPE FAILURE," HE ADDED.
THE REPORT CONTAINS A WEALTH OF FACTUAL INFORMATION DATA TABLES, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, REPRODUCTIONS OF OLD FOLD-OUT COLOUR MAPS. FOURTEEN 1:100,000 SCALE "GEOTECS" MAPS, HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE RESOURCES TERRITORY, ARE IN THE ACCOMPANYING MAP FOLDER.
AND
GASP XII SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO THOSE CONCERNED LAND DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
INCLUDING MAPS AND COMPUTER OF THE
WITH PLANNING,
ENGINEERING
IT WILL ALSO BE OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS AND ACADEMICS
IN EARTH SCIENCE-RELATED SUBJECTS.
INVOLVED
WERE
THE GASP STUDIES WERE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY BASED ON A UNIQUE SYSTEM
FOR PLANNING
AND
FOR EVALUATING THE GEOTECHNICAL
LIMITATIONS OF THE LAND.
DR MALONE POINTED OUT THAT THE GASP STUDIES EMPLOYED TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUES USING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, FIELD SURVEY AND EXISTING SITE INVESTIGATION RECORDS.
"THE EXPERTISE DEVELOPED IN HONG KONG DURING THESE STUDIES ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE INTERNATIONAL INTEREST.
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