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PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

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In Kowloon, site formation works for schools and medium- density housing at Ho Man Tin and high-class flats in the Lung Cheung Road area progressed satisfactorily. In all, 25 acres and five acres of land respectively were formed. Work started on forming 40 acres of land at Sam Ka Tsuen in North Kowloon to provide sites for the development of heavy industry and obnoxious trades. Preliminary planning began for the development of two new cities in the New Territories at Castle Peak and Sha Tin, and an engineer- ing report was prepared on the feasibility of developing Tsing Yi Island.

PUBLIC UTILITIES

The Hongkong Electric Company Limited supplies electricity to the islands of Hong Kong and Lamma. The generating station, which is situated at North Point, has an installed capacity of 225 MW. A 120 MW extension is due for commissioning in the spring of 1966. During 1965 the maximum demand on the station was 184.9 MW, an increase over the previous year of 16 per cent.

The transmission voltages of the company are 66 kV, 33 kV and 22 kV, with primary distribution at 11 kV and 6.6 kV. The company is at present changing the 6.6 kV system to 11 kV and when this is completed transmission at 22 kV will cease. Secondary distribution is at 346 volts three-phase and 200 volts single-phase, with the frequency stabilized at 50 cycles per second. All transmission and distribution is carried out by underground cables.

The amount of electricity generated during 1965 was 828.7 million kWh, an increase of 12.1 per cent over the previous year. The number of consumers increased by 9.7 per cent to 137,577 during 1965 and sales of electricity amounted to 729.7 million kWh. This was made up of 173.3 million kWh lighting; 5.4 million kWh public lighting; 172.3 million kWh bulk power; and 378.7 million kWh domestic and commercial power.

Charges for electricity range from 28 cents to 15.4 cents per unit for lighting and 12 cents to 11.4 cents per unit for power. Special rates are quoted for the bulk supply of industrial power.

The China Light and Power Company Limited supplies electricity to Kowloon and the New Territories, including Lantau and a number of other outlying islands. Demand for electricity has risen rapidly over the years and in 1965 the peak load was 339 MW,