scheme. Dredging was completed during the year and sandfilling to foundations commenced in February. Quarry sites at Ap Lei Chau and Sok Kwu Wan are being developed to provide the required rubble and armour stone. It is anticipated that the western breakwater and reclamation will be completed in 1966.
North Point Passenger Ferry Pier
8.13. Construction of the North Point passenger ferry pier started in April and it is anticipated that it will be ready for operation in July 1963. A marine signal station to replace that existing at Blackhead Point, Kowloon, is under construction on the roof. When completed, services will run from this pier to Hung Hom and Kowloon City.
Shek Kwu Chau Pier
8.14. Work was completed on the seawall and reinforced concrete piled pier, providing a pierhead 42 feet by 18 feet, with 6 feet of water alongside.
Ping Chau Public Pier
8.15. Dredging and precasting were commenced for a small pier on this island, one of the most outlying in the Colony.
Yung Shue Wan Public Pier
8.16. Casting of prestressed concrete piles was commenced for this pier, which will also be used by ferries serving the north-west parts of Lamma Island.
Kai Tak Airport Pier
8.17. A reinforced concrete caisson pier, 42 feet by 18 feet, was constructed near the outer end of the runway for use by Civil Aviation Department rescue launches.
MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING
8.18. Typhoon 'Wanda' caused damage to some thirty Government piers and seawalls, necessitating considerable repair work in addition to the usual general maintenance. Where appropriate, reconstruction was to new designs in order to prevent recurrence of such damage.
8.19. The two departmental dredgers removed approximately 130,000 cubic yards of spoil. Most of this was removed from nullah and drain outfalls, but some was for the seawall foundation at Silver
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scheme. Dredging was completed during the year and sandfilling to foundations commenced in February. Quarry sites at Ap Lei Chau and Sok Kwu Wan are being developed to provide the required rubble and armour stone. It is anticipated that the western breakwater and reclama- tion will be completed in 1966.
North Point Passenger Ferry Pier
PIERS
8.13. Construction of the North Point passenger ferry pier started in April and it is anticipated that it will be ready for operation in July 1963. A marine signal station to replace that existing at Blackhead Point, Kowloon, is under construction on the roof. When completed, services will run from this pier to Hung Hom and Kowloon City.
Shek Kwu Chau Pier
8.14. Work was completed on the seawall and reinforced concrete piled pier, providing a pierhead 42 feet by 18 feet, with 6 feet of water alongside.
Ping Chau Public Pier
8.15. Dredging and precasting were commenced for a small pier on this island, one of the most outlying in the Colony.
Yung Shue Wan Public Pier
8.16. Casting of prestressed concrete piles was commenced for this pier, which will also be used by ferries serving the north-west parts of Lamma Island.
Kai Tak Airport Pier
8.17. A reinforced concrete caisson pier, 42 feet by 18 feet, was constructed near the outer end of the runway for use by Civil Aviation Department rescue launches.
MAINTENANCE AND DREDGING
8.18. Typhoon 'Wanda' caused damage to some thirty Government piers and seawalls, necessitating considerable repair work in addition to the usual general maintenance. Where appropriate, reconstruction was to new designs in order to prevent recurrence of such damage.
8.19. The two departmental dredgers removed approximately 130,000 cubic yards of spoil. Most of this was removed from nullah and drain outfalls, but some was for the seawall foundation at Silver
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