Report No. : GEO Report No. 160

Report Title : Detailed Study of the 16 September 2002 Landslide on Slope No. 11NE-D/C18 at Cha Kwo Ling Tsuen, Fan Wa Street, Lam Tin (2005), 92 p.

Author : Maunsell Geotechnical Services Limited

Abstract

This report presents the findings of a detailed study of a landslide incident (GEO incident No. 2002/09/0131) on slope No. 11NE-D/C18, located at Cha Kwo Ling Tsuen, Fan Wa Street, Lam Tin, which occurred at about 11:00 p.m. on 16 September 2002 during heavy rainfall. The landslide involved a failure volume of about 30 m³ and the debris came to rest against a 2 m-high rockfall fence close to the toe of the slope. A section of the rockfall fence of about 20 m in length was distorted by the impact of the debris. No casualties were reported as a result of the landslide.

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