Aviation Department and is principally intended for the discharge of oil to be used in their installations on the island.
Shek Kwu Chau Pier
8.15. Work was well advanced on the construction of a reinforced concrete piled pier and seawall in connexion with the future treatment centre for drug addicts on the island.
Tsim Bei Tsui and Nam Sang Wai Piers
8.16. These are for use by shallow draft Police boats, and on the small solid pier built at Tsim Bei Tsui, a derrick is provided for lifting them out of the water. Work was commenced on a pontoon landing stage and small reclamation at Nam Sang Wai.
MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING
8.17. General maintenance and repairs were carried out to a number of Government piers and seawalls.
8.18. The two departmental dredgers removed a total of 105,846 cubic yards of spoil. Some of this was removed from nullah and sewer outfalls, but a large part of the dredging was for the deepening and enlargement of Tsing Yi typhoon shelter.
8.19. Port Works divers carried out underwater inspections of foundations, block work and piling of new seawalls and piers. The Aberdeen and Cheung Chau water pipelines were both repaired several times and the main cross-harbour water pipeline inspected. An inspection of the walls of the Naval Dockyard in Hong Kong was carried out for the Officer-in-Charge of Civil Engineering Works in the Naval Dockyard. A total of 225 hours were spent under water.
MINOR WORKS
8.20. Minor works and miscellaneous duties included:
(1) The checking of calculations and drawings submitted by private architects for various marine structures.
(2) The repainting of light beacons, leading marks and mooring marks for the Marine Department.
(3) Construction of two sections of seawall for storm water outfalls at Yau Tong Bay.
(4) Demolition of the old refuse pier at Pitt Street.
(5) Repairs to the seawall at Tai O Salt Pans damaged by typhoon.
(6) The reconstruction of a slipway at Sham Shui Po Barracks for the military authorities.
(7) The construction of a 78" diameter storm water outfall at North Point.
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Aviation Department and is principally intended for the discharge of oil to be used in their installations on the island.
Shek Kwu Chau Pier
8.15. Work was well advanced on the construction of a reinforced concrete piled pier and seawall in connexion with the future treatment centre for drug addicts on the island.
Tsim Bei Tsui and Nam Sang Wai Piers
8.16. These are for use by shallow draft Police boats, and on the small solid pier built at Tsim Bei Tsui, a derrick is provided for lifting them out of the water. Work was commenced on a pontoon landing stage and small reclamation at Nam Sang Wai.
MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING
8.17. General maintenance and repairs were carried out to a number of Government piers and seawalls.
8.18. The two departmental dredgers removed a total of 105,846 cubic yards of spoil. Some of this was removed from nullah and sewer outfalls, but a large part of the dredging was for the deepening and enlargement of Tsing Yi typhoon shelter.
8.19. Port Works divers carried out underwater inspections of foundations, block work and piling of new seawalls and piers. The Aberdeen and Cheung Chau water pipelines were both repaired several times and the main cross-harbour water pipeline inspected. An inspec- tion of the walls of the Naval Dockyard in Hong Kong was carried out for the Officer-in-Charge of Civil Engineering Works in the Naval Dockyard. A total of 225 hours were spent under water.
MINOR WORKS
8.20. Minor works and miscellaneous duties included:
(1) The checking of calculations and drawings submitted by private
architects for various marine structures.
(2) The repainting of light beacons, leading marks and mooring marks
for the Marine Department.
(3) Construction of two sections of seawall for storm water outfalls at
Yau Tong Bay.
(4) Demolition of the old refuse pier at Pitt Street.
(5) Repairs to the seawall at Tai O Salt Pans damaged by typhoon.
(6) The reconstruction of a slipway at Sham Shui Po Barracks for the
military authorities.
(7) The construction of a 78" diameter storm water outfall at North Point.
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