years there has been no evidence of silting in the fairways. Dredging with two Priestman grabs was confined to clearing the seawalls which were obstructed by silt brought down by the nullahs and storm-water sewers from the hills. A total of 123,000 cubic yards (barge measurement) was dredged during the year.
When practicable, the spoil was used to cover the city refuse dump in Kun Tong Bay using a 12" reclamation pump to empty the hopper barges. The Priestman grabs were also used for the removal of rock broken up by underwater blasting of reefs and shallow rock patches.
Work at two outlying sites at Tai O and Cheung Chau was undertaken in connexion with the construction of two small piers.
New Construction.
147. The resources of the office were fully taxed by a heavy programme of new construction which included reclamation at Causeway Bay and in the Central District; a new works depot and laboratory; a pier at Tai Lam Chung and the completion of a 1,500 ft. long nullah at Kun Tong Bay.
148. Causeway Bay Reclamation: Commenced in August, 1951 and scheduled for completion in July, 1954, this work, being carried out by contractors, reached an advanced degree of completion, well ahead of schedule by the end of the year. The project consists of two parts—the reclamation of an existing typhoon shelter to provide 55 acres of level ground for playing fields and the provision of a new harbour of refuge for small craft, 65 acres in extent, on the seaward side of the old one.
149. The works involved in the reclamation of the old shelter include the construction of 1,800 ft. of seawall, 1,315 ft. of coarse granite facing to the old breakwater which forms the seaward boundary and the provision of 2,100,000 cu. yds. of fill material. During the year 1,400 ft. of seawalls, all the granite facing and 1,500,000 cu. yds. of the fill were completed. The bulk of the fill material was a mixture of muddy sand and shell dredged from the harbour bottom and pumped into the confines of the old shelter.
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years there has been no evidence of silting in the fairways. Dredging with two Priestman grabs was confined to clearing the seawalls which were obstructed by silt brought down by the nullahs and storm-water sewers from the hills. A total of 123,000 cubic yards (barge measurement) was dredged during the year.
When practicable, the spoil was used to cover the city refuse dump in Kun Tong Bay using a 12" reclamation pump to empty the hopper barges. The Priestman grabs were also used for the removal of rock broken up by underwater blast- ing of reefs and shallow rock patches.
Work at two outlying sites at Tai O and Cheung Chau was undertaken in connexion with the construction of two small piers.
New Construction.
147. The resources of the office were fully taxed by a heavy programme of new construction which included reclamation at Causeway Bay and in the Central District; a new works depot and laboratory; a pier at Tai Lam Chung and the completion of a 1,500 ft. long nullah at Kun Tong Bay.
148. Causeway Bay Reclamation: Commenced in August, 1951 and scheduled for completion in July, 1954, this work, being carried out by contractors, reached an advanced degree of completion, well ahead of schedule by the end of the year. The project consists of two parts the reclamation of an existing typhoon shelter to provide 55 acres of level ground for playing fields and the provision of a new harbour of refuge for small craft, 65 acres in extent, on the seaward side of the old one.
149. The works involved in the reclamation of the old shelter include the construction of 1,800 ft. of seawall, 1,315 ft. of coarse granite facing to the old breakwater which forms the seaward boundary and the provision of 2,100,000 cu. yds. of fill material. During the year 1,400 ft. of seawalls, all the granite facing and 1,500,000 cu. yds. of the fill were completed. The bulk of the fill material was a mixture of muddy sand and shell dredged from the harbour bottom and pumped into the confines of the old shelter.
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