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PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

Among the projects under construction are seawalls at Wan Chai, four salt-water pumphouses also at Wan Chai, a navigational beacon on the rock outcrop at Lo Shu Pai near Chai Wan, a seawall and reclamation inside the Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter and a new spring fender system for the Lai Chi Kok incinerator pier. The main civil engineering and building works for a second refuse incinerator at Lai Chi Kok began in October.

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Progress at the two new towns at Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan included the formation of 28.8 acres of land and 26.9 acres of reclamation. Another 12 acres were reclaimed privately for a con- tainer terminal. At Kwun Tong 14 acres were reclaimed from Kowloon Bay for industrial development. At Tsuen Wan - Kwai Chung, 41.7 acres of land were formed, comprising 28.8 acres of formed hillside sites and adjacent roads for government low-cost housing and industry and 12.9 acres of reclamation at Gin Drinker's Bay.

In Kowloon, development of land for low-cost housing, schools, government and institutional uses included about 5.2 acres of terraced sites at Ho Man Tin and 2.25 acres at Pak Tin: 0.3 acres were formed at Tai Kok Tsui for a ferry and bus concourse, 7.2 acres at Tong Mi Road, 3.1 acres at Cha Kwo Ling for road extensions and 7.2 acres at Kai Tak for the extension of airport facilities.

On Hong Kong Island, reclamation continued with the formation of 2.2 acres of land at Wan Chai, 9 acres at Chai Wan and 0.3 acres at Sandy Bay. At Hing Wah 1.8 acres of terraced sites were formed for a resettlement estate.

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In the first stage of the new town at Castle Peak, a further 25 acres of land were formed by cutting and filling. Seven thousand feet of new roads were constructed and 5,000 feet of internal storm- water drains and 5,500 feet of sewers were laid. The sewage pump- ing station at Pak Kok Tsui was also completed and work continued on the remaining site formation, roads and drains.

In the first stage of the new town at Sha Tin, a further 2.8 acres of land were reclaimed for government housing and roads, 4,700 feet of which were constructed.

QUARRYING

Private quarries are operated in accordance with the Government's policy of concentrating stone production in large quarries let under