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Monday, December 18, 1972
Works at this site included the reclamation of some 2.6 million
sq. ft. of land in Kowloon Bay, contained by 1.25 miles of seawalls which
are nearly completed; the construction of nine acres of concrete pavement and
28 acres of asphalt pavements specially designed for use by supersonic
airliners.
On their way to Sha Tin, the members viewed works on a series of
grade-separated interchanges along Lung Cheung Road and the site formation
for the proposed second dual-purpose Lion Rock Tunnel.
In Sha Tin, members of the sub-Committee inspected the site for the
future Sha Tin New Town and a 23-acre reclamation for the Lek Yuen Government
Low Cost Housing Estate, where 23,000 people will be accommodated.
Domestic Blocks
Piling work for the first two domestic blocks of the estate and a
secondary school is now underway.
Reclamation for the second race course in a portion of the Tide
Cove is also being carried out.
The party also inspected the permanent sewage treatment works for
the future new town and the Shing Mun River Flood Control Scheme.
They later went to the Hung Hom Development site where they were
briefed on a number of interchange improvements along Waterloo Road, and on
the progress being made on the Ho Man Tin development project.
At the Hung Hor reclamation, the members found that the foundation works
and track-laying for the new railway terminus complex were well in progress.
They were informed by the chief engineer that the $160 million project would
be completed on schedule.
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