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Thursday, August 23, 1973

REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HK PUBLISHED

The study of Hong Kong's geology is given a new dimension with

the recent publication of a comprehensive report together with a detailed

geological map.

Entitled the Report on the Geological Survey of Hong Kong, 1967-9,

the report seeks to present a precise panoramic view of Hong Kong's geology.

It also carries a larger-scale geological map of Hong Kong at a scale

of 1:50,000.

The report is the outcome of a joint research effort by two

geologists

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Dr. E.A. Stephens and Dr. P.M. Allen seconded to the Crown

Lands and Survey Office of the Public Works Department from the Overseas

Division of the Institute of Geological Sciences in London between 1967-69.

A spokesman for the Crown Lands and Survey Office said today that

in terms of geological mapping of Hong Kong, the map that went with the report

represented a significant achievement.

This is because at the time of the survey the only then existing

geological map of Hong Kong, published in 1936, was considerably generalised

and its accuracy opened to expert criticism," the spokesman added.

He described the publication of the report as "opportune" in view

of the recent interest displayed in landslides and geological information

of Hong Kong.

The geological survey was arranged in 1966 as a technical assistance

project between the British Ministry of Overseas Development and the Hong

Kong Government.

The Crown