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TOWN PLANNING OFFICE.
198. Sir Patrick Abercrombie's Preliminary Report was published in September and has guided the work of the office.
199. Increasing pressure of redevelopment in the Colony has rendered the preparation of Interim Outline Plans urgently necessary to guide development in the urban areas of the Colony, and work on these proceeded.
200. Large-scale traffic layouts for dealing with the increasing congestion in Victoria also received active consideration in close liaison with the Traffic Department.
201. On the mainland, a layout plan for Tsun Wan was approved and during the year a number of factories have been built in the area. The final plan for Luen Wo, a new market village near Fanling, was approved and development started. Plans were under discussion for other New Territories villages. In the urban area building has been encouraged on the lines of the Abercrombie Report, particularly in the industrial area to the west of Kowloon Bay and in the residential area along the northern fringe of Kowloon.
WATER WORKS OFFICE.
General.
202. The Waterworks continued to be administered on a self-supporting basis, the cost of operation, including the funding and interest charged on Loans and Contribution to the Renewals and Improvement Fund, being balanced by revenue from the sale of water.
203. Rainfall for the year as recorded at the Royal Observatory was 81.63 inches which was 19.12 inches less than for the preceding 12 months and 2.63 inches less than the period 1884-1938.
204. The total consumption of water from the Waterworks excluding New Territories villages was 12,286 million gallons or a daily average of 33.65 million gallons. This was 10% more than in 1948/9 in spite of the fact that severe restrictions in the hours of supply were in force throughout the year with the exception of (a) two days at Chinese New Year and (b) two days in July. Even with these severe restrictions the position in regard to storage at the close of the year gave rise to anxiety, the reservoirs having then dropped to about 40% of full capacity with a probable two months to go before the commencement of the rainy season.
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TOWN PLANNING OFFICE.
198. Sir Patrick Abercrombie's Preliminary Report was published in September and has guided the work of the office.
199. Increasing pressure of redevelopment in the Colony has rendered the preparation of Interim Outline Plans urgently necessary to guide development in the urban areas of the Colony, and work on these proceeded.
200. Large-scale traffic layouts for dealing with the increasing congestion in Victoria also received active con- sideration in close liaison with the Traffic Department.
201. On the mainland, a layout plan for Tsun Wan was approved and during the year a number of factories have been built in the area. The final plan for Luen Wo, a new market village near Fanling, was approved and development started. Plans were under discussion for other New Territories villages. In the urban area building has been encouraged on the lines of the Abercrombie Report, particularly in the industrial area to the west of Kowloon Bay and in the residential area along the northern fringe of Kowloon.
WATER WORKS OFFICE.
General.
202. The Waterworks continued to be administered on a self-supporting basis, the cost of operation, including the fund- ing and interest charged on Loans and Contribution to the Renewals and Improvement Fund, being balanced by revenue from the sale of water.
203. Rainfall for the year as recorded at the Royal Observatory was 81.63 inches which was 19.12 inches less than for the preceding 12 months and 2.63 inches less than the period 1884-1938.
204. The total consumption of water from the Waterworks excluding New Territories villages was 12,286 million gallons or a daily average of 33.65 million gallons. This was 10% more than in 1948/9 in spite of the fact that severe restrictions in the hours of supply were in force throughout the year with the exception of (a) two days at Chinese New Year and (b) two days in July. Even with these severe restrictions the position in regard to storage at the close of the year gave rise to anxiety, the reservoirs having then dropped to about 40% of full capacity with a probable two months to go before the commencement of the rainy season.
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