Kwun Tong New Town and Adjacent Areas
5.11. At Sau Mau Ping the remaining site-formation contract progressed very slowly because of the high proportion of rock encountered and the contractor's financial difficulties. The site-formation works at Ngau Tau Kok Cottage Area were completed providing 3.5 acres of public open space.
5.12. Reclamation continued in Kowloon Bay where some 318,500 cu. yds. of material from Government projects and private building sites were deposited to form 13 acres of land.
5.13. Preliminary consideration was given to the planning and the sequence of filling of the remainder of Kowloon Bay in the light of proposals for major road works, the mass transit maintenance depot and extensions to Kai Tak Airport. Planning and design of major stormwater drains in the area were undertaken.
Kowloon
5.14. Cheung Sha Wan reclamation was finally completed following the construction of a 2,000 ft. long stormwater culvert and the closing of the gap in the sea wall.
5.15. Reclamation at Tai Wan was completed providing an area of about 6 acres for development as a public park and swimming pool complex.
5.16. At the Ho Man Tin Development Area, the construction of the main roads in Stages I, VI and VIII was completed. This provided two new routes to Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan from Princess Margaret Road and also access to 15 acres of formed land for building development. A contract for forming two school sites, 1,200 ft. of roadway and land for the railway realignment was in progress in the Stage X area.
5.17. Three contracts were in progress at Lung Cheung Road Development Area No. 1 for forming 33 acres of land for community and institutional use and for the construction of roads to serve the area. The road works will also provide a valuable new link between Sham Shui Po and Lung Cheung Road.
Kwai Chung Tsuen Wan New Town
5.18. Good progress was made on the formation of sites at Kwai Chung North for low cost housing, resettlement, private development and community uses. Of the two site-formation contracts carried out
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Kwun Tong New Town and Adjacent Areas
5.11. At Sau Mau Ping the remaining site-formation contract pro- gressed very slowly because of the high proportion of rock encountered and the contractor's financial difficulties. The site-formation works at Ngau Tau Kok Cottage Area were completed providing 3.5 acres of public open space.
5.12. Reclamation continued in Kowloon Bay where some 318,500 cu. yds. of material from Government projects and private building sites were deposited to form 13 acres of land.
5.13. Preliminary consideration was given to the planning and the sequence of filling of the remainder of Kowloon Bay in the light of proposals for major road works, the mass transit maintenance depot and extensions to Kai Tak Airport. Planning and design of major stormwater drains in the area were undertaken.
Kowloon
5.14. Cheung Sha Wan reclamation was finally completed following the construction of a 2,000 ft. long stormwater culvert and the closing of the gap in the sea wall.
5.15. Reclamation at Tai Wan was completed providing an area of about 6 acres for development as a public park and swimming pool complex.
5.16. At the Ho Man Tin Development Area, the construction of the main roads in Stages I, VI and VIII was completed. This provided two new routes to Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan from Princess Margaret Road and also access to 15 acres of formed land for building develop- ment. A contract for forming two school sites, 1,200 ft. of roadway and land for the railway realignment was in progress in the Stage X area.
5.17. Three contracts were in progress at Lung Cheung Road Development Area No. 1 for forming 33 acres of land for community and institutional use and for the construction of roads to serve the area. The road works will also provide a valuable new link between Sham Shui Po and Lung Cheung Road.
Kwai Chung Tsuen Wan New Town
5.18. Good progress was made on the formation of sites at Kwai Chung North for low cost housing, resettlement, private development and community uses. Of the two site-formation contracts carried out
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