The opening of the Shing Mun Dam by Sir Andrew Caldecott on January 20 will be a most important event in Hongkong's history. The great dam, which holds up the waters in. the Shing Mun River, is to augment the existing water supply of Kowloon and, through the main now laid under the Harbour, of Hongkong. 'The dam is of the rock-All type and has been constructed across a narrow gorge, 'The eight Is 275 feet and the length, at top water level, is 095 feet. A Ravel' design has been adopted by the Consulting Engineers, "Messrs. Binnie, Deacon & Gourley, to ensure impervious water face and 10 allow for a certala amount of seitlement which must be expected to occur. "In front of the rock-Alled Portion is a conerete thrust block Which Is" faced with a diaphragm consisting of an articulated structure of conerete panels each 20 feet high bby 25 feet wide. The construction of (his the largest dam in China, has been in charge of Mr, G, B. G, Hull.
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