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West-Kowloon reclamation project-002.jpg

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2017-09-16 14:44
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1991

The initial rock island for a sea wall

West-Kowloon reclamation project-001.jpg

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2017-09-16 14:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1991

The West Kowloon reclamation project emerges from the harbour.

Rock island-Centre & bottom of the image

West Kowloon Reclamation [2003- ]

Submitted by David on Thu, 2017-09-14 12:51
Date Place completed: 
c.2003-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)

Notes from the CEDD:

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Yau Ma Tei reclamation starts

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2017-07-24 00:09
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1992

View from the peak onto Yau Ma Tei area. Reclamation has started already. I think on the left side there is a ship that pumps sand (or at least a sand/water slurry) from the bottom of the harbour onto the new created island. 

I think it's getting more and more tricky for the Jordan Road ferries to get out here.

1975 reclamation (Kai Tak)

Submitted by Klaus on Thu, 2016-07-28 00:37

Text on Flickr:

約1975年，啟德機場跑道的延長工程，以及牛頭角九龍灣的填海工程正在進行。

The extension of Kai Tak airport runway and reclamation in Kowloon Bay, Ngau Tau Kok are underway, c1975

 

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1975
Places shown in this photo: 
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
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kwuntong
Kai Tak Airport
reclamation

1920s reclamation - Ap lei chau [1922- ]

Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2015-11-26 17:00
Date Place completed: 
1922-01-31

GW writes:

According to the PWD Reports of 1920-22, the contract was awarded in 1920 with work due to start in December that year, the sea walls were done by the end of 1921 , and the job was finished on 31st January 1922.

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Land reclamation in Central (2004)

Submitted by Klaus on Mon, 2015-11-16 18:04
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2004
Places shown in this photo: 
PLA Central Barracks, previously HMS Tamar [????- ]
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central
Central Reclamation
reclamation

Praya East Reclamation [1929- ]

Submitted by David on Sun, 2014-03-02 20:07
Date Place completed: 
1929-05-31

This reclamation in the 1920s pushed the Wanchai coastline from Praya East (today's Johnston Road) out to Gloucester Road.

We can follow its progress in the annual reports of the Public Works Department.

Work began in 1921, though the major work didn't get going until the following year. Here's the description in the report for 1921:

Praya East Reclamation Scheme

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East Praya construction locomotives

Submitted by IDJ on Thu, 2012-03-15 03:21
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1923

This image is believed to be the East Praya contractor's steam locomotives involved in the reclamation works. However the newsprint doesn't actually say so. Similar reclamation works were being done elsewhere around this time, notably at Kai Tak and the land formation for the Kowloon Tong estates using narrow gauge railways with similar contractor's locomotives. The backgound hills may give a clue. The tree in the right seems to be a bit too substantial to be growing on newly reclamation land.

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