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At Kai Tak Airport, progress on the road tunnel construction Was on schedule and the full length of the runway was opened to air traffic at the end of 1975 following completion of the section of road tunnel under the runway •

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The new Kowloon terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway was substantially completed and was opened by the Acting Governor, Sir Deny s Roberts, on 24th November 1975. Demolition of the old station at Tsim Sha Tsui was carried out and work was started on the double-tracking of the railway from Hung Hom to Tai Po Market.

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Rainfall for the year was nearly 34% above average, enabling a 24-hour supply to be maintained throughout the year. Record high storages were achieved for each of the months from May onwards, with the exception of September.

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The tunnelling of the second Lion Rock Tunnel was completed and work commenced on its lining and reinforced concrete carriageway. The tunnels for the High Island Water Scheme were substantially completed and good progress was maintained on the construction of the west dam of the reservoir. Leakage difficulties at the east sea cofferdam were overcome and excavation for the east dam commenced at the end of the year. Construction work commenced on four of the eight lowland pumping stations associated with the scheme.

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The construction of five of the six evaporator units of the 40 million gallons per day desalting plant was completed and work on the sixth was well advanced. The plant was inaugurated by H.E. the Governor on 15th October 1975.

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The New Territories Development Department, which was formed in 1973, has continued with the work of producing detailed development plans and updating the development programmes and forecasts of expenditure for the three new towns at Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan (which includes Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) and Tuen Mun and for the rural New Territories.

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Construction work in the three new towns went ahead steadily, sites being formed for public housing, Government, institutional and community use and for private, residential and industrial purposes. the same time, work on the essential engineering infrastructures such as roads, drains, sewers and water supply was also carried out.

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Consulting Engineers were appointed to undertake feasibility studies of the development areas at New Territories rural centres, and by the end of the year five of the reports had been completed. A report by consultants on the development of Junk Bay as an industrial area was also received.

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