Report No. : GEO Report No. 159

Report Title : Detailed Study of the 1 September 2001 Landslide on Slope No. 11NE-B/FR249 below No. 56 Denon Terrace, Tseng Lan Shue, Sai Kung (2005), 66 p.

Author : Maunsell Geotechnical Services Limited

Abstract

This report presents the findings of a detailed study of a landslide incident (GEO Incident No. 2001/09/0066) on fill slope No. 11NE B/FR249 and the natural hillside, situated below No. 56 Denon Terrace, Tseng Lan Shue, Sai Kung, which occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on 1 September 2001 during heavy rainfall and while the Red Rainstorm Warning was hoisted. The landslide involved a failure volume of about 50 m³. An inhabited squatter structure located at the toe of the natural hillside was severely damaged by the landslide debris and was subsequently permanently evacuated. No casualties were reported as a result of the failure.

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