off Macdonnell Road. No typhoon or rainstorm damage was caused during the quarter.
Works executed on private account included 366 storm-water and foul sewer connections and extensions of sewers and storm-water drains total- ling 7519 feet, while 4924 feet of the same were extended to serve land now being developed.
walls were carried out as part of the 37% of contract quantities. Design routine work of this department. and detail drawings of the steel trusses for the roof on the west side the stadium were about half finished.
as far
Town
ROADS OFFICE
At the Causeway Bay Reclamation, of and inspections of Piers and Sea- and reclamation of the existing shelter were virtually completed. At the Central Reclamation, the con- struction of 652 lineal feet of the Maintenance work continued with north seawall was completed: the the resurfacing of parts of Hatton reclamation by Messrs. Royal Nether- Road and Chiu Lung Street inside A contract was let for the construc- completed
lands Harbour Works Co., Ltd., was the City and the commencement of tion of a large reinforced concrete dumping from barges. Stage I of the City. minor repairs were carried as possible by repairs to Macdonnell Road. Outside culvert across the Causeway Bay re- the Kennedy clamation and a start was made on scheme-the deposition of rubble of Stubbs Road between Wongnei- Reclamation out as well as the surface-dressing the cutfall section through the old refuge breakwater, pending comple-
was completed.
chong Gap Road and Magazine Gap: tion of the reclamation. Drainage for Design details were completed for this latter work provided an oppor- Yau Yat Chuen housing scheme at the new reinforced concrete pier and tunity for experiment with different Boundary Street was almost com- catwalk at Ping Chau Island, and types of bitumen and tar binding pleted. Works for the improvement the contract went out to tender. agents in preparation for the propos- of the drainage of Chai Wan, Mount Design drawings and draft contract ed surface-dressing by mechanical Davis and Tung Tau resettlement were completed for the construction distributor. A number of roads were areas were carried out and culverting of the first portion of the sub-struc- resurfaced in Kowloon in addition to works were commenced in connection ture to the new Kowloon Public Pier work carried out at Kai Tak and 154 with the new layout at Shek Kip Mei. for the' Star Ferry. Drawings items of work completed on private
(excluding architectural
Extensive features). account.
repairs and Investigations for the design of the Specifications and Bill of Quantities general maintenance work were intercepting sewers in connection with the Yaumati sewerage scheme Ferry Pier. The sub-structure of the period in the New Territories.
were finished for the Kowloon City commenced or completed during the were completed and arrangements New Queen's Pier was completed. made for the supply of pipes re-
A large programme of new road quired. Preparations were continued
The Department's dredgers handl- work was out in hand during the for contracts for the laying of the ed a total of 15.927 cubic yards of quarter. This included the recon- sowers and investigations for the de- material during this period, while struction of Queen's Road Central sien of pumping and treatment plant 308.720 cubic yards were dumped by between Jubilee Street and Posses- and the outfall sewer made good pro- the public at the reclamations at sion Street. Blue Pool Road from gress. Tidal current observations and Central. Causeway Bay. North Point, Broom Road to IL.5747. and Wong- the analysis of sewage and sea water Aberdeen, Hung Hom and Ngau Chi nelchong Road between Morrison samples continued.
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL
OFFICE
by
Wan.
Hill Road and the entrance to the Jockey Club: the construction of a An extensive programme of surveys new road to Stanley Village and and soundings was carried out by the Market was completed, and work was A total of 8477 jobs were completed Pert Works Office in connection with commenced on the construction of all sections of the mechanical a number of Government projects. roads in the former A.P.C. property worshops during the quarter. The 40 marine bores were completed and at North Point and the former Jar- installation of generating sets in 19 land bores, all of the latter at dine's property at East Point and Police Stations and tunnels was con- Leighton Hill.
improvements were started to Island tinued and remote control searchlight
Road between Shaukiwan and the stands are being constructed in the
At the P.W.D. Testing Laboratory function of the access road to Chai workshops for installation at border during this quarter the following Wan Resettlement Area. An impres- tests were carried out: 1090 concrete sive amount of work was carried out police posts. The concrete pump was in regular use on tunnel filling work compression strength tests, 118 tests in Kowloon and New Territories by at Leighton Hill: one Fowler tractor on cement briquettes, 120 varied soil this department. was being used for consolidation tests, 259 tests on bituminous ex- work at Soo Kun Poo stadium site traction. 298 tests on aggregates, and and the other tractor was being used tests on bricks, bituminous material Quarries during the quarter showed for bulldozing at the Shek Kip Mei and the analysis of cement content the normal seasonal increase
in concrete to a total of 71.
the summer months to supply the stone demands for new construction Miscellaneous work carried out by and reconstruction works. At Hok this department included the con- struction of a pump house for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, an investigation for the removal of Hung Hem Hill, and the commencement of repairs to Causeway Bay canal wall.
fire site.
The electrical section made 2.750 maintenance visits, attended to 2,314 faults. completed 1.334 jobs and car ried out 455 installation tests. 47
estimates were prepared and sub- mitted and 168 inventories made out. Two lifts were installed in the New
at The rate of production
the
over
Un Quarry. 18.489 tons of crushed stone and 7.502 tons of bitumen pro- ducts were produced: at Tsat Tze Mui Quarry, 24.279 tons of crushed stone and 4.926 tons of bitumen pro- ducts were produced.
The preparation of plans for the 1954 55 street lighting programme
In connection with the new stadium at Sookunpoo. approximately опе quarter of the rock was blasted and removed. almost half of the earth was completed and copies of these was excavated and deposited
plans together with orders were for-
for
Government Offices as well as one in the Queen Mary Hospital and one in the Fire Brigade Building. Pre- liminary running tests were carried out on the air-conditioning plant in- stalled in the New Government filling. the foundations of the pavi- warded to the Utility Companies. Offices. New time-controlled auto- lion up to field level were completed. Work on the installation of lamps matic traffic lights were installed excavation, filling and consolidation under the 1953 54 programme was and put into operation at the Nathan of the sports arena and concourse continued and a total of 175 (110 Road-Jordan Road junction.
were almost finished, the construc- Island. 65 Mainland) new lamps were tion of the granite seating terrace erected. Progress with the overall including the precast benches was in 1953 54 programme was delayed progress. The amount of work com- however, due to shortages of cable. pleted at the end of the quarter was poles and light fittings.
PORT WORKS OFFICE
Maintenance and general repairs and inspections of Piers and Sea-
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