400 feet to 1 inch were prepared and bound in book form for recording the permits for lines, pylons, poles, etc., issued to utility companies. Some thirty Approach Area (Flight Control) plans, coloured, were prepared and supplied to other Departments and the public. Assistance was given to the Urban Services Department in the preparation of plans of cemeteries.
162. The Chief Draughtsman prepared a design in full colour for the Colony's Armorial Bearings.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Acting Assistant Director/Development,
E. Wilmot Morgan, B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.W.E.
163. This sub-department was created in March 1958 under an Assistant Director on the recommendation of the Special Committee on Housing 'to plan, and as each plan is approved, to carry out new engineering works precedent to the rapid and large scale development of areas of Crown land and reclaimed sea which would not otherwise be developed at the present time'. A small nucleus of staff was recruited.
Construction Work
164. A contract for the formation by excavation and reclamation of approximately 90 acres at Kwun Tong at an estimated cost of $5,000,000 was let and 17 acres were reclaimed during the year. This is part of Stage III of the Kwun Tong Reclamation, which covers 150 acres, and to obtain the necessary fill investigations were carried out on the provision of a new road to link the Kwun Tong industrial township to the Clear Water Bay Road. This would give access to further areas to be formed for development by excavation and the surplus fill would go into the reclamation. Specialist sub-contractors investigated the sub-soil structure of Ngok Yu Shan by a resistivity method with a view to levelling the hill and providing further fill.
Forward Planning
165. The office prepared reports on:
(1) A link road to join Castle Peak Road to Tai Po Road.
(2) The formation by 'cut-fill' of Ho Man Tin and King's Park Resettlement areas, together with a development plan and appreciation of the engineering problems.
(3) The formation of the Kowloon Military Hospital site, and development of surrounding areas.
(4) The development of the Lai Chi Kok Area.
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400 feet to 1 inch were prepared and bound in book form for recording the permits for lines, pylons, poles, etc., issued to utility companies. Some thirty Approach Area (Flight Control) plans, coloured, were prepared and supplied to other Departments and the public. Assistance was given to the Urban Services Department in the preparation of plans of cemeteries.
162. The Chief Draughtsman prepared a design in full colour for the Colony's Armorial Bearings.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Acting Assistant Director/Development,
E. Wilmot Morgan, B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.W.E.
163. This sub-department was created in March 1958 under an Assistant Director on the recommendation of the Special Committee on Housing 'to plan, and as each plan is approved, to carry out new engineering works precedent to the rapid and large scale development of areas of Crown land and reclaimed sea which would not otherwise be developed at the present time'. A small nucleus of staff was recruited.
Construction Work
164. A contract for the formation by excavation and reclamation of approximately 90 acres at Kwun Tong at an estimated cost of $5,000,000 was let and 17 acres were reclaimed during the year. This is part of Stage III of the Kwun Tong Reclamation, which covers 150 acres, and to obtain the necessary fill investigations were carried out on the provision of a new road to link the Kwun Tong industrial township to the Clear Water Bay Road. This would give access to further areas to be formed for development by excavation and the surplus fill would go into the reclamation. Specialist sub-contractors investigated the sub- soil structure of Ngok Yu Shan by a resistivity method with a view to levelling the hill and providing further fill.
Forward Planning
165. The office prepared reports on:
(1) A link road to join Castle Peak Road to Tai Po Road.
(2) The formation by 'cut-fill' of Ho Man Tin and King's Park Resettle- ment areas, together with a development plan and appreciation of the engineering problems.
(3) The formation of the Kowloon Military Hospital site, and develop-
ment of surrounding areas.
(4) The development of the Lai Chi Kok Area.
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