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TOWN PLANNING OFFICE.
181. The working of this office comprised the general supervision in cooperation with the Superintendent of Crown Lands and the District Commissioner New Territories, of development throughout the whole of the Colony together with the preparation of several large development schemes, a number of which had reached the stage for approval by the end of the year.
182. On the Island, while most of the work consisted of supervising private development and rebuilding, replanning of bombed areas at Bridges Street and road improvements at Shaukiwan and Garden Road were undertaken. A model of the Central Reclamation was also put in hand.
183. On the Mainland, layouts for Tai Kok Tsui, Kun Tong Reclamation, Hung Hom Reclamation, Kowloon Tong housing area, Tsun Wan industrial area, San Hui Village and Yuen Long Village were prepared as well as improvement plans for the Ma Tau Wei and Kowloon City Road junction. Full co-operation was accorded private architects who had submitted layouts of housing schemes at Kowloon Tsai, Mission Road and Jardines Lookout and for the new market town at Luen Wo-Fanling.
VALUATION AND RESUMPTION OFFICE.
184. During the course of the financial year valuations in respect of 1,682 hereditaments, with a total estimated value of $142,796,595.00 were made for the purpose of street widenings, development under town planning schemes, purchase and sale of property by Government, renewal of 75 year Crown Leases, estate duty, exchange and sundry other purposes. Of the total number of valuations, 997 were for other Government departments.
185. Compensation on Resumptions:-Resumptions for which compensation was made were in respect to sixteen properties for road widening and town planning schemes and for twenty-four properties under the Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension & Reversion Ordinance, 1948, the compensation amounting to $32,800.52 and $439,682.00 respectively. In addition, compensation amounting to $2,250.44 for twelve resumptions for minor road improvements, and $100,000.00 for the resumption of Q.B. Piggeries property was paid after negotiation by the District Commissioner New Territories. Arbitration fees amounting to $155.00 were met in respect to two properties.
WATER WORKS OFFICE.
General.
186. The Water Works continued to be administered on a non-profit making basis, the cost of operation, including funding and interest charges on loans and contribution to Renewals and Improvement Fund, being balanced by revenue from the sale of water.
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TOWN PLANNING OFFICE.
181. The working of this office comprised the general super- vision in cooperation with the Superintendent of Crown Lands and the District Commissioner New Territories, of development throughout the whole of the Colony together with the preparation of several large development schemes, a number of which had reached the stage for approval by the end of the year.
182. On the Island, while most of the work consisted of supervising private development and rebuilding, replanning of bombed areas at Bridges Street and road improvements at Shauki- wan and Garden Road were undertaken. A model of the Central Reclamation was also put in hand.
183. On the Mainland, layouts for Tai Kok Tsui, Kun Tong Reclamation, Hung Hom Reclamation, Kowloon Tong housing area, Tsun Wan industrial area, San Hui Village and Yuen Long Village were prepared as well as improvement plans for the Ma Tau, Wei and Kowloon City Road junction. Full co-operation was accorded private architects who had submitted layouts of housing schemes at Kowloon Tsai, Mission Road and Jardines Lookout and for the new market town at Luen Wo-Fanling.
VALUATION AND RESUMPTION OFFICE.
184. During the course of the financial year valuations in respect of 1,682 hereditaments, with a total estimated value of $142,796,595.00 were made for the purpose of street widenings, development under town planning schemes, purchase and sale of property by Government, renewal of 75 year Crown Leases, estate duty, exchange and sundry other purposes. Of the total number of valuations, 997 were for other Government departments.
185. Compensation on Resumptions:-Resumptions for which compensation was made were in respect to sixteen properties for road widening and town planning schemes and for twenty four properties under the Airfield (Kai Tak) Extension & Reversion. Ordinance, 1948, the compensation amounting to $32,800.52 and $439,682.00 respectively. In addition compensation amounting to $2,250.44 for twelve resumptions for minor road improvements, and $100,000.00 for the resumption of Q.B. Piggeries property was paid after negotiation by the District Commissioner New Territories. Arbitration fees amounting to $155.00 were met in respect to two properties.
WATER WORKS OFFICE.
General,
186. The Water Works continued to be administered on a non-profit making basis, the cost of operation, including funding and interest charges on loans and contribution to Renewals and Improvement Fund, being balanced by revenue from the sale of
water.
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