4.14. Most of the Department's subsoil investigations were again carried out under an annual contract supervised 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 15,610 feet of investigations of various types was carried out at various sites, activity being increased by investigations required following the June Rainstorm.
Projects under Construction
4.15. Statistical details of the development projects under construction are given at Appendix M. A description of the various works carried out is given below under the appropriate district or section headings:
(i) Kwun Tong and Adjacent Areas
Progress on three site formation contracts was slow because of the high proportion of rock encountered and contractors' financial difficulties. During the year a total of 16.7 acres of level building sites was formed at Sau Mau Ping and at the old Ngau Tau Kok village site.
Reclamation continued in Kowloon Bay and some 1,663,000 cubic yards of materials from Government projects and private building sites were deposited to form 43.8 acres of land. A substantial part of the reclamation was being used by the Resettlement Department as a temporary resite area.
At Sam Ka Tsuen, work on the formation of 40 acres of industrial sites and the construction of roads and drains serving these sites neared completion.
(ii) Kowloon
Site formation of Stages VI and VIII of Ho Man Tin Development (medium density residential, schools and community use) and Lung Cheung Road Area No. 1 (community and institutional use) continued, although at a reduced rate of progress.
Adjacent to Hylsea Barracks, good progress was made on a new contract for site formation and road construction. A total of 6 acres was formed, 4.2 of which were handed over to the Army as part of the Whitfield Barracks Agreement.
4.14. Most of the Department's subsoil investigations were again carried out under an annual contract supervised 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 15,610 feet of investigations of various types was carried out at various sites, activity being increased by investigations required following the June Rainstorm.
Projects under Construction
4.15. Statistical details of the development projects under construc- tion are given at Appendix M. A description of the various works carried out is given below under the appropriate district or section headings:
(i) Kwun Tong and Adjacent Areas
Progress on three site formation contracts was slow because of the high proportion of rock encountered and contractors' financial difficulties. During the year a total of 16.7 acres of level building sites was formed at Sau Mau Ping and at the old Ngau Tau Kok village site.
Reclamation continued in Kowloon Bay and some 1,663,000 cubic yards of materials from Government projects and private building sites were deposited to form 43.8 acres of land. A substantial part of the reclamation was being used by the Resettlement Department as a temporary resite area.
At Sam Ka Tsuen, work on the formation of 40 acres of industrial sites and the construction of roads and drains serving these sites neared completion.
(ii) Kowloon
Site formation of Stages VI and VIII of Ho Man Tin Development (medium density residential, schools and com- munity use) and Lung Cheung Road Area No. 1 (community and institutional use) continued, although at a reduced rate of progress.
Adjacent to Hilsea Barracks, good progress was made on a new contract for site formation and road construction. A total of 6 acres was formed, 4.2 of which were handed over to the Army as part of the Whitfield Barracks Agreement.
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