Report No. : GEO Report No. 130
Report Title : Investigation of Some Selected Landslides in 2000 (Volume 2) (2002), 173 p.
Author : Halcrow China Limited
Abstract
This GEO Report consists of two Landslide Study Reports carried out by the Landslip Investigation Division in 2001.
They are presented in two separate sections in this Report.
Section 1: Detailed Study of the 24 August 2000 Landslide on Fill Slope No. 15NE-B/FR123 Below Shek O Road
This report presents the findings of a detailed study of a landslide (GEO Incident No. HK2000/08/04) which occurred on 24 August 2000 on a fill slope below Shek O Road opposite No. 18 Shek O Road. The landslide involved the collapse of a portion of Shek O Road and an associated concrete retaining wall. Shek O Road was subsequently closed, which cut off the sole access to Shek O Village and Big Wave Bay. The landslide debris travelled downslope into a stream course and its outwash was subsequently deposited onto the golf course of the Shek O Country Club. A taxi fell into the landslide scar, but no fatalities or injuries were reported as a result of the landslide.
Section 2: Detailed Study of Selected Landslides on Slope No. 11NE-D/C45 Hiu Ming Street Kwun Tong
This report presents the findings of a detailed study of a cut slope (No. 11NE-D/C45) at Hiu Ming Street, Kwun Tong, which has been affected by several landslides since its formation in 1966. The report focuses on two landslides, GEO Incident Nos. K93/9/17 and ME2000/08/04, which occurred on 26 August 1993 and 3 August 2000 respectively. The 1993 landslide involved a 20 m wide section of the slope. The resulting debris, with an estimated volume of about 200 m3, destroyed part of the boulder fence and inundated a portion of a tennis court below. The 2000 rockfall involved the detachment of a 15 m3 rock block, which landed in a fenced-off area between the toe of the slope and a playground. No fatalities or injuries were reported as a result of the landslides.