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Friday, September 29, 1972
NEW QUARRY DEVELOPMENT AT CHA KWO LING
Two quarries at Cha Kwo Ling in Kowloon will be combined to enable
efficient production using the most modern application of safe working
methods.
Situated behind Cha Kwo Ling Village near the eastern approaches
to the harbour, these two quarries have a total area of 83 acres.
The present contracts under which they operate will expire on
June 30, 1974. After this, the new contract will take in the whole
area and the quarry will be operated as a single unit.
This combination is in line with the government's policy of
providing large-scale, modern quarries with proper control over working
conditions.
The new contract will enable the successful contractor to continue
working until all reserves of granite in the hill have been removed to
the agreed boundaries of quarry working for the area. It also provides
for the landscaping of the area as extraction of stone is completed.
It is estimated that over one million cubic yards of stone can
be quarried each year, and the whole operation is expected to take
at least 10 years to complete.
However, the operation period may be reduced if there is a
large increase in the demand for building material.
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