Site Formation and Infrastructure Works for the Development of ex-Cha Kwo Ling Kaolin Mine Site (Phase 2)
Project Details
The project includes site formation and infrastructure works for public housing development
Background for the Project
The site for the ex-Cha Kwo Ling Kaolin Mine Site Phase 2 development, as one of the some 210 sites with housing development potential previously identified by the Government, is capable of providing some 2250 public housing units.
The project is first implemented by CEDD for the site formation and infrastructure works, and upon completion of site formation the land will be handed over to relevant Government Departments for public housing development and provision of related supporting facilities.
The site formation and infrastructure works mainly comprise:
(a) site clearance and formation, as well as construction of related retaining walls and slopes;
(b) construction of a carriageway with associated footpaths to connect Ko Ling Road and the development of ex-Cha Kwo Ling Kaolin Mine Site (Phase 2), and associated improvement works for nearby roads; and
(c) associated ancillary works including drainage works, sewerage works, waterworks and roadside greening works.
About Kaolin Mine Site
Kaolin mining in Cha Kwo Ling operated from 1903 to 1983. The kaolin mined was widely used in making ceramics locally and was also exported to Japan for the manufacture of high-grade porcelain ware, dinner sets and high voltage insulators. Cha Kwo Ling was also famous for its granite . The old Supreme Court Building opened in 1912, early houses, schools and Tin Hau Temple in Cha Kwo Ling Village, and even the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Guangzhou were also built with granite mined at Cha Kwo Ling.
Where does the name ‘Cha Kwo Ling’ come from?
Cha Kwo Ling was the centre of administration in Kwun Tong district during the late Qing Dynasty and the early days of the Republic of China. It was named after abundant parasol leaf trees were found in the mountain.
名稱由來
清末民初年間，茶果嶺為觀塘區的管治中心，因山上長有大量茶果樹而得名。茶果樹實為學名血桐的植物，因每次蒸茶果時需要大量血桐的樹葉，新界居民稱血桐樹為茶果樹。
小歷史簡介
在1922年的軍部地圖，茶果嶺被標示為Rocky Hill，意即「石丘」。地圖中標示茶果嶺的高度為497英尺，約為現時高度的兩倍。茶果嶺曾與牛頭角、茜草灣及鯉魚門合稱九龍四山，為人手開採的石礦場，曾出產花崗岩和高嶺土。第二次世界大戰後，茶果嶺及鄰近村落如鯉魚門、茜草灣及牛頭角等處日漸繁盛，1947年亞細亞火油公司在茶果嶺覓地興建油庫，另有香港磁泥有限公司建立工場及石礦場，1955年左右觀塘進行大規模填海計劃，加速了茶果嶺及鄰近地帶的工業化。Work Scope
The project will include site formation and infrastructure works for the development of public housing
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