No_6_1954 — Page 55

Hong Kong Public Works Department

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE

The principal new works com- pleted as at the end of June in this department are the following: Sha Tau Kok Primary School, Sham Shui Po Police Station extensions. Tsun Wan Health Centre. Ping Chau Mar- ket, major alterations to the Supreme Court, the T. B. Clinic, North Point School, Headquarters for the H.K.R.- N.V.R. and the new Queen's Pier.

Summary of Progress - April-June 1954

655 inspections and reports were meeting but these proposals have yet made in regard to structural stability to be approved by the Town Planning of premises to be licenced by other Board. Departments and 283 inspections and attended the Sites Select Committee The Planning Officer also

tests of drainage systems in various of the Urban Council and advised on districts were carried out.

the selection of sites for use by the Miscellaneous events which also

Housing Authority. Several meetings required the attention of this office of the Inter-departmental Commit- were 6 emergency shorings, 10 col- tee on Industrial Development were lapses, 8 fires. 2 landslides and

15 held. Several visits were paid to prosecutions.

CROWN LANDS & SURVEY OFFICE

seven (7)

various parts of the New Territories and discussions took place with the District Commissioner and his staff concerning numerous development schemes. Routine work on the pre- paration of outline plans continued; particular proposals development

included outline plans for Tsun Wan. the repositioning of the Railway Terminal and redevelopment of Kow- loon Point and the layout of the Concourse of the New Kowloon City Ferry Pler.

The Valuation & Resumption de- partment valued 24 lots at $3.390,276 with respect to lease renewals, 48 lots at $475.075 for exchanges, and 128 hereditaments at $7.844,350 for estate

New Works under construction (with percentage completed) are the New Secretariat & Government Of- A total of 72 applications for pur- fices, 2nd Section (40%): Police Head- chase of Crown Land (including ex- quarters (80%); Shek Kip Mei. 2 & tensions to existing lots, exchanges, 3 story blocks (97%). 2 multi-story grants, etc.) was received. Two (2) blocks (40%). 6 multi-story blocks lots

were sold by Public Auction (5%); Resettlement Office. Homun- realizing a sum of $1,231,000, and tin (20%): Tsan Yuk Hospital ten (10) lots were sold by Private (30%); Nursing Staff Quarters, Treating realizing a sum of $403,000, Queen Mary Hospital (25%); Sai Ying

free grants were made, Pun School (70%); and Government eleven (11) lots were granted in ex- Printing Workshops (35%).

change. extension of area was grant- Amongst other works being planned ed to 5 lots, and adjusted premium or in progress are the Western Police in respect of 7 lots were received. Station (piling completed), Eastern. Modification of the conditions in the Yaumati and Tai O Police Stations Conditions of Lease Conditions of (plans for extensions), Communica- Sale was granted in respect of 7 lots. tions Building. Kowloon Police Head- and removal of 20 year restrictive Quarters (sketch plans & estimate): condition in the Conditions of Sale Valuations amounting to $53.000.000 Kowloon Secondary School (site was granted in respect of 2 lots. all were made in connection with various formation). Kowloon School Medical on payment of additional premium. redevelopment schemes, and valua- Clinic (sketch plans), Tsun Wan Rur- New Crown Leases were granted in tions for purchase, sale. removal of al Primary School (projected); Flats respect of 4 lots while extension of restrictive covenants, amounting to at Chater Hall (Foundations com- time 'for completion of Building $26.015.200 were also completed. pleted), Leighton Hill Flats (working Covenants was granted to 16 lots, drawings completed); Markets at fines being imposed in 15 cases. Three DRAINAGE OFFICE Kennedy Town, Yaumati, Shek Wu (3) new temnorary oler permits were Hui, (all being planned): Star Ferry issued and 7 old pier permits were

the Piers in Hong Kong & Kowloon, New renewed:

total annual

fee Mental Hospital, Sookunpoo Stadium amounted to $93,858.60. 297 permits Buildings, City Hall. Remand Home, were issued for temporary leasing of Fisheries Office & Quarters at Shau- Crown Land: the total annual fee kiwan and Stanley Prison Extensions. amounted to $149,232.

BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE

was

correct

duty.

Drainage works for Island Road re- construction, Shaukiwan, continued. the extension to the Repulse Bay sewer outfall was approaching com- pletion, and the contract for the con- struction of anti-malarial channels In the foot-hills above Kowloon Tsai The investigation and recomputa- was satisfactorily completed. tion of the Main Traverse running During the six months from Janu- east-west across the N. T.

Works executed on private account ary to June, 1954 this Department completed. The trouble was found included 463 stormwater and foul received 1007 plans covering 3582 to be due to an accumulative sewer connections and extensions of buildings and approved 2757 plans bearing error. This was

sewers and stormwater drains total- covering 4793 bulldings.

ed and new final value arrived at for ling 4849 feet during the quarter. A

for

of 58 permanent marks. 3-14 miles of contract

the culverting

traverse Hong Kong

was laid down

stream-course at Tai Hang Road near on Island fixing 63

Fuk Kwan Avenue was satisfactorily per- manent marks. Surveys were

com- completed. A contract for a reinforc- pleted for lease plans for 29 lots ed concrete box culvert for the de- covering 11 acres, and for surrender velopment of A.I.L. 72. Aberdeen, was plans for portions of 24 lots. 21 lots commenced on 24th June. covering 17-1 2 acres were set out Stormwater and foul sewer exten- Included in the 111 Non-domestic for development, and 138 Boundary sions totalling 8883 feet were laid to Occupation Permits were 21 Godowns Stones were placed to demarcate 59

serve new development. and stores. 6 offices, 3 theatres, 17 lots. factories, 5 schools, 7 garages and 3 churches.

Domestic Occupation Permits were minor issued for 226 European Type houses and 305 Chinese tyve houses, 3 Apart- ment blocks. 10 additional storeys to various buildings 16 quarters. 3 ex tensions to existing buildings and 1 working class house.

of

The Assistant Superintendent Crown Lands (Planning) attended two meetings on the Offensive Trade Select Committee of the Urban Coun- cil at which proposed amendments

a

In Causeway Bay, the main storm- water drainage works were completed and arrangements made to fill the temporary earth channel alongside Hing Fat Street.

108 Dangerous building notices af- fecting 220 buildings were served. 115 notices affecting 119 buildings were served under Sections 89 & 142 of to the boundaries of the Offensive Main stormwater the Building Ordinance as well as Trades areas were discussed. Agree- for the Central Reclamation 986 notices affecting illegal structures. ment was reached at the second completed.

drainage works

were

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