338. The proposed layout consists of a single runway 7,200 feet long with parallel taxiway built on reclaimed land in Kowloon Bay, with a new terminal area and buildings sited at the western end of the present 07/25 runway. The reclamation for the runway will consist of a strip of land 795 feet wide, extending from the north-west corner of Kowloon Bay to a point 1,800 feet short of Channel Rock. The project will be developed in two distinct stages. The first stage, which forms the main bulk of the work, entails the reclamation and the construction of the runway, parallel taxiway and taxi connexion to the present terminal area. On completion of this stage, for which the contract period is three years, the new runway will be opened to aircraft, operating from the present terminal area, and the existing two runways on the airport will be closed. The second stage, which is estimated to take about a year, will comprise the construction of the new terminal area and building. Ancillary works in connexion with this project include realignment of the main nullah bordering Kai Tak, partial realignment of the Clearwater Bay Road, and extension of the main sewer in the area to an outfall at the seaward end of the new runway.
339. The reclamation work involves the construction of about 3 miles of seawall, and the placing of about 11 million cubic yards of fill. About 2 million cubic yards of this will be obtained from the excavation of hills in the approach to the new runway, and the balance will be dredged from an area of sea bed off Hung Hom. The runway and taxiway pavements will consist of a crushed stone base course with asphalt surfacing, apart from the runway ends which will be concrete. The contract for this first stage of development will be the largest contract to be placed in the history of the Colony.
EXPENDITURE
340. The total expenditure during the year amounted to some $82,845,000 as compared with $75,052,000 in 1953/54. Approximately $45,100,000 was spent on major public works and
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338. The proposed layout consists of a single runway 7,200 feet long with parallel taxiway built on reclaimed land in Kowloon Bay, with a new terminal area and building sited at the western end of the present 07/25 runway. The reclamation for the runway will consist of a strip of land 795 feet wide, extend- ing from the north-west corner of Kowloon Bay to a point 1,800 feet short of Channel Rock. The project will be developed in two distinct stages. The first stage, which forms the main bulk of the work, entails the reclamation and the construction of the runway, parallel taxiway and taxi connexion to the present terminal area. On completion of this stage, for which the contract period is three years, the new runway will be opened to aircraft, operating from the present terminal area, and the existing two runways on the airport will be closed. The second stage, which is estimated to take about a year, will comprise the construction of the new terminal area and building. Ancillary works in connexion with this project include realign- ment of the main nullah bordering Kai Tak, partial realignment of the Clearwater Bay Road, and extension of the main sewer in the area to an outfall at the seaward end of the new runway.
339. The reclamation work involves the construction of about 3 miles of seawall, and the placing of about 11 million cubic yards of fill. About 2 milion cubic yards of this will be obtained from the excavation of hills in the approach to the new runway, and the balance will be dredged from an area of sea bed off Hung Hom. The runway and taxiway pavements will consist of a crushed stone base course with asphalt surfacing, apart from the runway ends which will be concrete. The contract for this first stage of development will be the largest contract to be placed in the history of the Colony.
EXPENDITURE
340. The total expenditure during the year amounted to some $82,845,000 as compared with $75,052,000 in 1953/54. Approximately $45,100,000 was spent on major public works and
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