Ma Wan Pier
235. Completion of this reinforced concrete ferry pier and its approach mole two months ahead of schedule permitted early use by the public and the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company.
MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING
236. Maintenance carried out under an annual contract to a number of Government piers and seawalls consisted mainly of repairs to fenders, decking, landing steps and hand rails.
237. The two departmental dredgers, operating on maintenance work, removed a total of 154,836 cubic yards and dredged out an area in the Tsing Yi typhoon shelter to permit entry by deep draft boats.
238. The Port Works divers carried out underwater inspections of Government and private construction works, piers, submarine telephone cables and pipelines and, including the removal of underwater rocks east of Stonecutters Island by blasting, spent a total of 242 hours underwater.
MINOR WORKS
239. Minor works and miscellaneous duties included:
(1) The checking of calculations and drawings submitted by private architects for various marine structures.
(2) Repainting of beacons at Lei Yue Mun, Tai Kok Tsui, Stonecutters Island, Adamaster Rock, Rambler Channel, Fan Lau (Lantau Island), Bush Reef and Ma Wan; Aga lights at Causeway Bay and Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelters and the leading mark on Po Toi Island.
(3) Construction of sixteen 10-ton concrete mooring blocks for the Marine Department.
(4) Dredging by contract of 86,823 cubic yards in the Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter and Causeway Bay Canal.
(5) Construction of a breakwater at Tai Long Wan (Lantau Island).
(6) Construction of a suction chamber for a temporary salt water pumping station at Jordan Valley.
(7) Construction of concrete dolphins and the regrading of a landing ramp at Lei Yue Mun for the Military Authorities.
(8) Construction of a set of landing steps at Cherry Street, Tai Kok Tsui.
(9) Construction of a salt water pumphouse for the air conditioning of the Causeway Bay Magistracy.
(10) Repair of damage caused by Typhoon 'Mary' on 9th June, 1960, the main items being:
(a) Kellett Island Causeway.
(b) Kowloon camber seawall and breakwater.
(c) Yau Ma Tei and Causeway Bay typhoon shelter breakwaters.
(d) Tai O Pier and Causeway.
(e) Seawall at K.M.L. 33.
(f) Cheung Chau seawall and public pier.
(g) Silver Mine Bay pier and causeway.
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Ma Wan Pier
235. Completion of this reinforced concrete ferry pier and its approach mole two months ahead of schedule permitted early use by the public and the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company.
MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING
236. Maintenance carried out under an annual contract to a number of Government piers and seawalls consisted mainly of repairs to fenders, decking, landing steps and hand rails.
237. The two departmental dredgers, operating on maintenance work, removed a total of 154,836 cubic yards and dredged out an area in the Tsing Yi typhoon shelter to permit entry by deep draft boats.
238. The Port Works divers carried out underwater inspections of Government and private construction works, piers. submarine telephone cables and pipelines and, including the removal of underwater rocks east of Stonecutters Island by blasting, spent a total of 242 hours under-
water.
MINOR WORKS
239. Minor works and miscellaneous duties included:
(1) The checking of calculations and drawings submitted by private
architects for various marine structures.
(2) Repainting of beacons at Lei Yue Mun, Tai Kok Tsui, Stonecutters Island, Adamaster Rock, Rambler Channel, Fan Lau (Lantau Island), Bush Reef and Ma Wan; Aga lights at Causeway Bay and Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelters and the leading mark on Po Toi Island.
(3) Construction of sixteen 10-ton concrete mooring blocks for the Marine
Department.
(4) Dredging by contract of 86,823 cubic yards in the Yau Ma Tei typhoon
shelter and Causeway Bay Canal.
(5) Construction of a breakwater at Tai Long Wan (Lantau Island). (6) Construction of a suction chamber for a temporary salt water pumping
station at Jordan Valley.
(7) Construction of concrete dolphins and the regrading of a landing ramp
at Lei Yue Mun for the Military Authorities.
(8) Construction of a set of landing steps at Cherry Street, Tai Kok Tsui. (9) Construction of a salt water pumphouse for the air conditioning of
the Causeway Bay Magistracy.
(10) Repair of damage caused by Typhoon 'Mary' on 9th June, 1960, the
main items being:
(a) Kellett Island Causeway.
(b) Kowloon camber seawall and breakwater.
(c) Yau Ma Tei and Causeway Bay typhoon shelter breakwaters. (d) Tai O Pier and Causeway.
(e) Seawall at K.M.L. 33.
(A) Cheung Chau seawall and public pier.
(g) Silver Mine Bay pier and causeway.
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