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APPENDIX S

CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE

GENERAL STATISTICS

Hong Kong Kowloon

New Territories

Total

(A) Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total Length of Roadworks Carried Out (Miles) New roads completed 2.35 0.63 5.07 8.05 Existing roads reconstructed 1.29 3.36 1.50 6.15 Existing roads resurfaced 9.50 6.16 31.30 46.96 (B) Drainage Works Carried Out New drains laid (ft.) 40,741 15,400 17,212 73,353 Defective drains replaced (ft.) ** 11,296 4,756 16,243 Connections provided (no.) 344 416 224 984 Chokes cleared (no.) 8,740 7,749 1,030 17,519 Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.) 14,504 47,299 27,787 89,590 (C) Road Opening Permits Issued to Utilities and Service departments 2,534 2,934 533 6,001 Government departments 632 463 177 1,272 (D) Work Carried Out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates Length of roads constructed (miles) 1.08 0.89 0.23 2.20 Length of drains laid (miles) 1.29 1.22 1.80 4.31 (E) Production in Government Quarries· Total Crushed Stone (Tons) 1964-65 67,979 33,579 146,837 1965-66 84,650 64,855 154,536 1966-67 86,291 78,858 137,260 1967-68 69,886 50,969 58,671 1968-69 25,092 47,816 112,671 Bitumen Coated Materials (Tons) 1964-65 65,708 29,633 95,341 1965-66 81,050 40,361 121,411 1966-67 86,845 29,947 116,792 1967-68 68,774 30,623 99,397 1968-69 67,633 32,624 100,257 (F) Materials Testing Laboratory Physical tests on soil and building materials carried out during the year totalled 60,390 Tests for compressive strength of concrete cubes... 38,652 Tests on physical properties of cement 1,184 Aggregate gradings and other tests 1,023 Tests on steel and other metals 12,449 Tests on bitumen and bituminous products 289 Soil tests 5,379 Pipe tests 581 Miscellaneous tests 833

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APPENDIX S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE GENERAL STATISTICS Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total (A) Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total Length of Roadworks Carried Out (Miles) New roads completed 2.35 0.63 5.07 8.05 Existing roads reconstructed 1.29 3.36 1.50 6.15 Existing roads resurfaced 9.50 6.16 31.30 46.96 (B) Drainage Works Carried Out New drains laid (ft.) 40,741 15,400 17,212 73,353 Defective drains replaced (ft.) ** 11,296 4,756 16,243 Connections provided (no.) 344 416 224 984 Chokes cleared (no.) 8,740 7,749 1,030 17,519 Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.) 14,504 47,299 27,787 89,590 (C) Road Opening Permits Issued to Utilities and Service departments 2,534 2,934 533 6,001 Government departments 632 463 177 1,272 (D) Work Carried Out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates Length of roads constructed (miles) 1.08 0.89 0.23 2.20 Length of drains laid (miles) 1.29 1.22 1.80 4.31 (E) Production in Government Quarries· Total Crushed Stone (Tons) 1964-65 67,979 33,579 146,837 1965-66 84,650 64,855 154,536 1966-67 86,291 78,858 137,260 1967-68 69,886 50,969 58,671 1968-69 25,092 47,816 112,671 Bitumen Coated Materials (Tons) 1964-65 65,708 29,633 95,341 1965-66 81,050 40,361 121,411 1966-67 86,845 29,947 116,792 1967-68 68,774 30,623 99,397 1968-69 67,633 32,624 100,257 (F) Materials Testing Laboratory Physical tests on soil and building materials carried out during the year totalled 60,390 Tests for compressive strength of concrete cubes... 38,652 Tests on physical properties of cement 1,184 Aggregate gradings and other tests 1,023 Tests on steel and other metals 12,449 Tests on bitumen and bituminous products 289 Soil tests 5,379 Pipe tests 581 Miscellaneous tests 833 .143
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APPENDIX S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE GENERAL STATISTICS Hong Kong Kowloon New Territories Total (A) Length of Roadworks Carried Out (Miles) New roads completed 2.35 0.63 5.07 8.05 P Existing roads reconstructed Existing roads resurfaced (B) Drainage Works Carried Out New drains laid (ft.) 1.29 3.36 1.50 6.15 9.50 6.16 31.30 46.96 40,741 15,400 17,212 73,353 Defective drains replaced (ft.) ** 11,296 4,756 191 16,243 Connections provided (no.) 344 416 224 984 Chokes cleared (no.) 8,740 7,749 1,030 17,519 Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.) 14,504 47,299 27,787 89,590 (C) Road Opening Permits Issued to Utilities and Service departments 2,534 2,934 533 6,001 Government departments 632 463 177 1,272 (D) Work Carried Out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates Length of roads constructed (miles) Length of drains laid (miles) 1.08 0.89 0.23 2.20 1.29 1.22 1.80 4.31 (E) Production in Government Quarries· Total Crushed Stone (Tons) 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 · 1968-69 Mainland Island 67,979 84,650 86,291 33,579 64,855 78,858 69,886 50,969 25,092 47,816 Total Mainland Island : 146,837 154,536 137,260 58,671 112,671 Bitumen Coated Materials (Tons) 1964-65 · 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 65,708 81,050 86,845 68,774 67,633 29,633 40,361 29,947 30,623 32,624 Total * 95,341 121,411 116,792 99,397 100,257 (F) Materials Testing Laboratory Physical tests on soil and building materials carried out during the year totalled 60,390 and comprised the following: Tests for compressive strength of concrete cubes... Tests on physical properties of cement 38,652 1,184 Aggregate gradings and other tests 1,023 Tests on steel and other metals ++ Tests on bitumen and bituminous products Soil tests Pipe tests Miscellaneous tests 12,449 289 5,379 581 833 .143
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APPENDIX S

CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE

GENERAL STATISTICS

Hong Kong Kowloon

New Territories

Total

(A)

Length of Roadworks Carried Out (Miles)

New roads completed

2.35

0.63

5.07

8.05

P

Existing roads reconstructed

Existing roads resurfaced

(B) Drainage Works Carried Out

New drains laid (ft.)

1.29

3.36

1.50

6.15

9.50

6.16

31.30

46.96

40,741

15,400

17,212

73,353

Defective drains replaced (ft.)

**

11,296

4,756

191

16,243

Connections provided (no.)

344

416

224

984

Chokes cleared (no.)

8,740

7,749

1,030

17,519

Sand cleared from culverts (cu. yd.)

14,504

47,299

27,787

89,590

(C) Road Opening Permits Issued to

Utilities and Service departments

2,534

2,934

533

6,001

Government departments

632

463

177

1,272

(D)

Work Carried Out in New Resettlement and Low Cost Housing Estates Length of roads constructed (miles) Length of drains laid (miles)

1.08

0.89

0.23

2.20

1.29

1.22

1.80

4.31

(E) Production in Government Quarries·

Total Crushed Stone (Tons)

1964-65 1965-66 1966-67

1967-68 · 1968-69

Mainland Island

67,979 84,650 86,291

33,579

64,855

78,858 69,886 50,969

25,092

47,816

Total

Mainland Island

:

146,837 154,536 137,260 58,671 112,671

Bitumen Coated Materials (Tons)

1964-65 · 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69

65,708 81,050 86,845 68,774 67,633 29,633 40,361 29,947 30,623 32,624

Total

*

95,341 121,411 116,792 99,397 100,257

(F) Materials Testing Laboratory

Physical tests on soil and building materials carried out during the year totalled

60,390 and comprised the following:

Tests for compressive strength of concrete cubes... Tests on physical properties of cement

38,652

1,184

Aggregate gradings and other tests

1,023

Tests on steel and other metals

++

Tests on bitumen and bituminous products

Soil tests

Pipe tests

Miscellaneous tests

12,449

289

5,379

581

833

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