The reclamation of Cheung Sha Wan was completed except for an area of 8 acres behind the new seawall. By the end of March 1967, 110 acres had been reclaimed. A good start was made on a new contract for the construction of the culvert to extend the existing Hing Wah Street Nullah across the reclamation.
(iii) Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan
Financial difficulties affected the progress of contractors engaged on site formation for low-cost housing, resettlement, and private development at Kwai Chung North. Of the three site formation contracts in hand, it was necessary for Government to re-enter two and make other arrangements for the completion of outstanding works. Four platforms were handed over to the Architectural Office for construction of low-cost housing, and a further 19.4 acres of hillside terraces were completed.
Stage II of the Kwai Chung Development Scheme, under the supervision of the Consulting Engineers, was substantially completed. By the end of the year, the gross area of land formed totalled 348 acres, while 8,700 feet of the main reinforced concrete culvert and 12,500 feet of a 4-lane dual carriageway road had been completed.
(iv) Sha Tin
A 320-feet long, three-span road bridge, which will link the Lion Rock Tunnel road with Sha Tin, was completed. The main prestressed concrete bridge girders, which are 107 feet long, carry a 24-foot wide carriageway as well as footpaths and service ducts. Foundations have been provided for future widening of the superstructure to carry a second carriageway. The scheme also included approach roads and river training works.
Progress on Sha Tin New Town was restricted to a limited amount of investigations and design work pending consideration of the report on the modified Stage I, as previously described.
(v) Railway Section
Work proceeded well on the reclamation at Ho Tung Lau, Sha Tin, and piling for the new railway workshops was completed. The construction of the superstructure of the workshops
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The reclamation of Cheung Sha Wan was completed except for an area of 8 acres behind the new seawall. By the end of March 1967, 110 acres had been reclaimed. A good start was made on a new contract for the construction of the culvert to extend the existing Hing Wah Street Nullah across the reclamation.
(iii) Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan
Financial difficulties affected the progress of contractors engaged on site formation for low cost housing, resettlement and private development at Kwai Chung North. Of the three site formation contracts in hand it was necessary for Govern- ment to re-enter two and make other arrangements for the completion of outstanding works. Four platforms were handed over to the Architectural Office for construction of low cost housing and a further 19.4 acres of hillside terraces completed.
Stage II of the Kwai Chung Development Scheme under supervision of the Consulting Engineers was substantially completed. By the end of the year the gross area of land formed totalled 348 acres while 8,700 feet of the main re- inforced concrete culvert and 12,500 feet of a 4-lane dual carriageway road had been completed.
(iv) Sha Tin
A 320-feet long three span road bridge which will link the Lion Rock Tunnel road with Sha Tin was completed. The main prestressed concrete bridge girders, which are 107 feet long, carry a 24-foot wide carriageway as well as footpaths and service ducts. Foundations have been provided for future widening of the superstructure to carry a second carriageway. The scheme also included approach roads and river training works.
Progress on Sha Tin New Town was restricted to a limited amount of investigations and design work pending considera- tion of the report on the modified Stage I as previously described.
(v) Railway Section
Work proceeded well on the reclamation at Ho Tung Lau, Sha Tin and piling for the new railway workshops was com- pleted. The construction of the superstructure of the workshops
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