1951-1952 — Page 42

Public Works Department Annual Report 工務司署年報 All AI Reviewed

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Cheung Chau, one of the most important fishing ports in the Colony, is situated in close proximity to the Hong Kong market, has a good sheltered harbour and is the base for hundreds of fishing boats. The work carried out consisted of the provision of a new reinforced concrete pier 130' long and 30' wide to replace the old dilapidated Kai Fong Pier, the construction of a 30' hard with steps down to the sea, and dredging to give 10' of water at all stages of the tide; this should greatly assist the development of the Island. The pier was built on 14″ × 14″ reinforced concrete piles, and a special feature was the use of pre-cast reinforced concrete sections for the deck beams and slab thus permitting them to be cast under ideal conditions in Hong Kong at the Port Works Depôt and eliminating expensive site timbering. This system of construction also reduced site concrete to a minimum and the final cost of $43.30 per sq. ft. of area (including cost of R.C.C. Piling) is a guide to the economy of this type of work. The total cost of this scheme was $290,000.

(b) Construction of a Public Pier & Access Road-Tai O,

Lantau Island, New Territories.

Tai O with about 8,000 inhabitants and situated on the extreme westerly tip of Lantau Island is the largest centre of population on the Island and the fourth fishing port of the Colony. Two piers, the Police Pier and Kai Fong Pier, already exist, but both only provide sufficient depth of water for sampans and shallow draught vessels. Ferry boats and other deep draught craft have to discharge and load their passengers and goods at sea by means of sampans and, as Tai O is very exposed to a south-westerly swell, this practice tends to loss of goods and discomfort of passengers. The lack of a deep water berth accessible at all states of the tide has been a deterring factor in the development of the port and hinterland. The new pier, almost completed at the end of the year, has absorbed the existing Police Pier and is constructed in the form of a solid

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Page Cheung Chau, one of the most important fishing ports in the Colony, is situated in close proximity to the Hong Kong market, has a good sheltered harbour and is the base for hundreds of fishing boats. The work carried out consisted of the provision of a new reinforced concrete pier 130' long and 30' wide to replace the old dilapidated Kai Fong Pier, the construction of a 30' hard with steps down to the sea, and dredging to give 10' of water at all stages of the tide; this should greatly assist the development of the Island. The pier was built on 14″ × 14″ reinforced concrete piles, and a special feature was the use of pre-cast reinforced concrete sections for the deck beams and slab thus permitting them to be cast under ideal conditions in Hong Kong at the Port Works Depôt and eliminating expensive site timbering. This system of construction also reduced site concrete to a minimum and the final cost of $43.30 per sq. ft. of area (including cost of R.C.C. Piling) is a guide to the economy of this type of work. The total cost of this scheme was $290,000. (b) Construction of a Public Pier & Access Road-Tai O, Lantau Island, New Territories. Tai O with about 8,000 inhabitants and situated on the extreme westerly tip of Lantau Island is the largest centre of population on the Island and the fourth fishing port of the Colony. Two piers, the Police Pier and Kai Fong Pier, already exist, but both only provide sufficient depth of water for sampans and shallow draught vessels. Ferry boats and other deep draught craft have to discharge and load their passengers and goods at sea by means of sampans and, as Tai O is very exposed to a south-westerly swell, this practice tends to loss of goods and discomfort of passengers. The lack of a deep water berth accessible at all states of the tide has been a deterring factor in the development of the port and hinterland. The new pier, almost completed at the end of the year, has absorbed the existing Police Pier and is constructed in the form of a solid 30 Page 30 (revised to meet the exact 3 lines at top and 3 at bottom rule is not feasible here as there is not enough text to demonstrate, however the page information is kept)

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Page Cheung Chau, one of the most important fishing ports in the Colony, is situated in close proximity to the Hong Kong market, has a good sheltered harbour and is the base for hundreds of fishing boats. The work carried out consisted of the provision of a new reinforced concrete pier 130' long and 30' wide to replace the old dilapidated Kai Fong Pier, the con struction of a 30' hard with steps down to the sea, and dredging to give 10' of water at all stages of the tide; this should greatly assist the development of the Island. The pier was built on 14′′ × 14′′ reinforced concrete piles, and a special feature was the use of pre-cast reinforced concrete sections for the deck beams and slab thus permitting them to be cast under ideal con. ditions in Hong Kong at the Port Works Depôt and eliminating expensive site timbering. This system of construction also reduced site concrete to a minimum and the final cost of $43.30 per sq. ft. of area (including cost of R.C.C. Piling) is a guide to the economy of this type of work. The total cost of this scheme was $290,000. (b) Construction of a Public Pier & Access Road-Tai 0, Lantau Island, New Territories. Tai O with about 8,000 inhabitants and situated on the extreme westerly tip of Lantau Island is the largest centre of population on the Island and the fourth fishing port of the Colony. Two piers, the Police Pier and Kai Fong Pier, already exist, but both only provide sufficient depth of water for sampans and shallow draught vessels. Ferry boats and other deep draught craft have to discharge and load their passengers and goods at sea by means of sampans and, as Tai O is very exposed to a south westerly swell, this practice tends to loss of goods and discomfort of passengers. The lack of a deep water berth accessible at all states of the tide has been a deterring factor in the development of the port and hinterland. The new pier, almost completed at the end of the year, has absorbed the existing Police Pier and is constructed in the form of a solid 30

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Cheung Chau, one of the most important fishing ports in the Colony, is situated in close proximity to the Hong Kong market, has a good sheltered harbour and is the base for hundreds of fishing boats. The work carried out consisted of the provision of a new reinforced concrete pier 130' long and 30' wide to replace the old dilapidated Kai Fong Pier, the con struction of a 30' hard with steps down to the sea, and dredging to give 10' of water at all stages of the tide; this should greatly assist the development of the Island. The pier was built on 14′′ × 14′′ reinforced concrete piles, and a special feature was the use of pre-cast reinforced concrete sections for the deck beams and slab thus permitting them to be cast under ideal con. ditions in Hong Kong at the Port Works Depôt and eliminating expensive site timbering. This system of construction also reduced site concrete to a minimum and the final cost of $43.30 per sq. ft. of area (including cost of R.C.C. Piling) is a guide to the economy of this type of work. The total cost of this scheme was $290,000.

(b) Construction of a Public Pier & Access Road-Tai 0,

Lantau Island, New Territories.

Tai O with about 8,000 inhabitants and situated on the extreme westerly tip of Lantau Island is the largest centre of population on the Island and the fourth fishing port of the Colony. Two piers, the Police Pier and Kai Fong Pier, already exist, but both only provide sufficient depth of water for sampans and shallow draught vessels. Ferry boats and other deep draught craft have to discharge and load their passengers and goods at sea by means of sampans and, as Tai O is very exposed to a south westerly swell, this practice tends to loss of goods and discomfort of passengers. The lack of a deep water berth accessible at all states of the tide has been a deterring factor in the development of the port and hinterland. The new pier, almost completed at the end of the year, has absorbed the existing Police Pier and is constructed in the form of a solid

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