engineering works, the Development Division is responsible firstly for investigating the engineering feasibility of such development and secondly, in those schemes which are approved, for the formation of the land.
Planning and Investigation
4.06. A report was prepared on the feasibility of developing Tsing Yi Island. This showed it was possible to form an area of 386 acres of land for both industrial and residential purposes which could provide accommodation and employment for a quarter of a million persons as well as the land required for Government and community buildings and open spaces. Following a major revision of the planning layout a revised report was commenced on reclaiming and developing Kowloon Bay north of the airport runway. This 520 acres reclamation is zoned for open storage, industrial, commercial and Government uses.
4.07. A layout for a commercial centre at Yau Tong East was under consideration and preliminary proposals made for forming about 33 acres for high-density housing at Shun Lee Tsuen, north of Kwun Tong.
4.08. Most of the Department's subsoil investigations were again carried out under an annual contract let by this division. This practice facilitates the collection of subsoil information and a growing library of investigation data is available for reference. A total depth of 7,063 feet of investigations of various types was carried out at 21 sites.
Projects under Construction
4.09. Statistical details of the development schemes under construction are given at Appendix L. A description of the various works carried out is given below under the appropriate district or section headings:
(i) Kwun Tong and Adjacent Areas
Of the four site-formation contracts in hand at the start of the year two were completed and a further contract let in November to form further sites at Sau Mau Ping. During the year a total of 22.7 acres of level building sites was formed.
Reclamation continued in Kowloon Bay and some 1,402,000 cubic yards of material from Government projects and private building sites was deposited to form 41.9 acres of land. A
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engineering works, the Development Division is responsible firstly for investigating the engineering feasibility of such development and secondly, in those schemes which are approved, for the formation of the land.
Planning and Investigation
4.06. A report was prepared on the feasibility of developing Tsing Yi Island. This showed it was possible to form an area of 386 acres of land for both industrial and residential purposes which could provide accommodation and employment for a quarter of a million persons as well as the land required for Government and community buildings and open spaces. Following a major revision of the planning layout a revised report was commenced on reclaiming and developing Kowloon Bay north of the airport runway. This 520 acres reclamation is zoned for open storage, industrial, commercial and Government uses.
4.07. A layout for a commercial centre at Yau Tong East was under consideration and preliminary proposals made for forming about 33 acres for high-density housing at Shun Lee Tsuen, north of Kwun Tong.
4.08. Most of the Department's subsoil investigations were again carried out under an annual contract let by this division. This practice facilitates the collection of subsoil information and a growing library of investigation data is available for reference. A total depth of 7,063 feet of investigations of various types was carried out at 21 sites.
Projects under Construction
4.09. Statistical details of the development schemes under construc- tion are given at Appendix L. A description of the various works carried out is given below under the appropriate district or section headings:
(i) Kwun Tong and Adjacent Areas
Of the four site-formation contracts in hand at the start of the year two were completed and a further contract let in November to form further sites at Sau Mau Ping. During the year a total of 22.7 acres of level building sites was formed.
Reclamation continued in Kowloon Bay and some 1,402,000 cubic yards of material from Government projects and private building sites was deposited to form 41.9 acres of land. A
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