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10) Soll 200 Nos. (d) Aggregate Bleve An. alyzes 229 Nos.. and fel Bitume Miscellaneous 209 Nos.

Culverting of the open nullah in wall, 80% of which has been com- pressive strength 108 Nos. the Homuniin Resettlement area was pleted. completed, and further works were carried out at Shek Kip Mei as site development required.

550'

Construction of the seawall long at Ma Tau Kok was commençed and approximately 80% on the work completed. 20% of the reclamation of this area has been completed:

Pier.

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Construction of the New Port Works Depot, Causeway Bay, approximately 50% completed.

Minor works necessitated by road Improvements. new Government buildings, etc, were carried out as re-

All antract documents were com-

Miscellaneous works done by the quired. Drainage plans for 82 private

City Ferry Department Include 190 ft. of con- buildings were examined and reports pleted for the Kowlucni

crete coping tu quay wall, east of the made to the Chief Bullding Surveyor.

11W Queen's Pler together with Reports were also made on the drain-

Regarding the пет Star Perry handtalk and stanchions, the pre- age of 40 sites for which applications Pters. the contract for the precast- minery design for the proposed for purchase. permúl ar exchange

Ing of piles. concrete blocks and terry pier at North Point was put in were received. Preparations were mooring blocks was completed: the hand, and the erection of a precast made for stormwater draftige Works

design and preparation of detalled reflorced concrete radar beacon on which will be required for road re-

drawings for the Hong Kong Star Tuchong Ruck was completed for the construction near Tsun Wan. Outline Ferry Pier is in hand, and investiga- Marine Department. proposals were made fur SOVETLĘC

Wons have been made for the tem- and nullah works in connection with

Kal Tak Airport improvement Star Ferry Pier.

porary arrangement of the Kowbon ROADS OFFICE the scheme

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL

OFFICE

In the Mechanical Section, a total

of 8900 jobs were completed. Con- struction of metal bodies included # Meat Vans. I Pulice Mobile Com- mand Post, 1 Heavy Cemetery Van and 1 Light Ambulance,

A total of 43.310 cu yds, was dredged from the vicinity of the sea- walls of Government Stores Clou rester Road. Youmall and Saigon Street and in addition dredging to Increase the depth of water at Lal Chi Kok enal dock. West Point, Kow- bum thicks, No. 7 Beth Kim Tung and Ping Chau were carried out

A total of 108,800 cubic yards were dumped at the various public dumps Levels were given for the cop-

Inside the City repairs to Fleming Road were pit in hand and are 40% completed. Some 50 minor mainten- ance jobs were completed and 80 private account works the dig the vid ning of Clovelly Path and The construction of paths on LL-6551 were put in hand.

Maintenance work outside the City Included Improvement to eigners, in the Peak and other distriɛta ng éon- tract and direct labour as well as 25 private account works.

The Mechanical Plant Section car- ried out major overhauls on diesel road-rollers and mug overhauls on 14 diesel engine generating sets: The

of the new works in Hong Kong 19 RB. Excavator and 4 Nos. Shuttle ruution of the new pug 8 the undertaken by the department, the Dumpers were put to work on the tast end of the Central Reclama- uil wing works were completed m- levelling of the Ma Tau Kok Ferry tom. Setting out of Cope line for side the City The new roads to the Pler site. One B-KW generating set u reclamation and centre line of bullding estate on the former Jur- was installed at Green Island and two New Kowloon City Fairy Pier for dine's East Point property, the June- 105-KW pets at Waglen Island. Four driving of piles, was completed. Ai tin of Giacals and Rohnson Road searchlights were installed at Bonder the Bookunpoe Sports Stadium. Set- Including the ernstruction it à cul- Police Posts.

ting out works for the conftruction vert and traffe Island. Glenealy was wall at the Indian Recreation Cluŭ preach road to the nex Queen's Pler remaining portion of retaining widened as far as IL645, the ap-

ground. seating terraces, lavatories, on the Central Reclamațion and concrete keth at Inner perimeter tile-drain System under football fuld of the running track were completed

In the Mectrical Section. 2602 maintenance visits were made, 3133 faults atlended to. 1274 Jobs Cin- cluding maintenance, major repairs und new works were completed and 355 Installation tests were carried QUE.

of

of

Creasy Road in the Jardine's Look-

Outside the City the extension out site and ul Deep Water Bay Road from BB.LAUU TO RBL.674 was com- pleted,

Of the New Works In Kowloon, the following were completed: The re-

Of the general construction work Work proceeded on the installation at the New Stadium. Sookunpoo, ap- of the air-conditioning plant in the proximately 60% of mock has been Improvements to Island Road be- New Police Headquarters and in the blasted and removed. approximately tween Shanktwan and the Junction Film Censor's Theatre. The installa- 90% of earth excavated and deposit of the access road to Chai Wan Re- tion of air-conditioning plant in the ed as All, 40% of the granite terrac- settlement Area was 70% completed. dark room, dental clinic and two lug including precast concrete stats operating theatres in Kowloon Hos- completed. Also 20% of the main pital and an eating theatre tu dramage works, 30% of the Sports Lalchikok Hospital was put in hand. Find drainage, 15 of the Sanitary The Installation of its in the New accommodation, or a total of 10% of Police Headquarters unid the tk. the whole contract has been CD10- R.N.V.R. building were put in mind, pleted to date Specifications for the lita to be in- stalled in Chater Hall and Leighton Hill Flats were prepared,

PORT WORKS OFFICE

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extruction of parts of Ma Tan Wel Road, Canton Road and Yen Chow Street The reconstruction of Yim Po Fing Street. Wunu Street and La Chi Kok Beach Rosa.

malition of Bankow Rocks the sur- to Squatter Arva "J" an access road Diving was undertaken for the de- The construction of an access road

of the Thrust Blocks for the between King's Park and Humintin Cross-Harbour Mains diversion. a Market. the main road within Shek survey of the wreck of the "Plaston Kip Mel Resettlement Area. parts of General repairs were med at to Kretchet. A survey of the Roxy Mu Tau Kok Rad. Shek Tong Strest, fenders. decking, handrails etc. at Theatre air-conditioning intake and etc various plers, Minor repairs were

surveys up seawall vtc. at Ma Tau Cattled int on the seawalls at

Kok.

New Works in the New Territories Chi Rck, Cheung Chau Island, Apll-

Included the completion of the con- chau Island, Gloucester Road Praja Al the PW.D Testing Laboratory, struction of Tal Wal Bridge and ad- and Connaught Road Proya, while the following tests were cartled out, jacent road works, teronstruction of major repairs were completed on the (a) Concrete-Compressive Strength the máló read through Un Long, cor- seawall of the Imperial Chemical 800 Nos.. Flexural Strength 15 Nos., Struction of a roundabout and Im Industriex Work was commented on Analysis 1 No ibi Cament-Fineness, provement of the approach roads ol the closure of the Causeway Bay sea- setting. woundness. tensile and com- Fanling Crossroads. replacement of

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