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Delegates at CAA conference.
Left to right:
Andrew K. F. Lee (HK); Jon A. Prescott (HK); Kington Loo (Malaysia); K. Zahir-ud Deen (Pakistan); J. R. Bhalla (India); H. Albakri (Malaysia); S. W. Molligoda (Ceylon); Lim Chong Keat (Singapore); V. Selvaratnam (Ceylon).
and research workers, specifically for the conditions in the regional member countries.
2. To urge the Governments of developing coun- tries to utilise all local professional personnel resources by reviewing and revising the terms and conditions of employment of architects in public service by giving them full professional responsibility in order to achieve higher levels of expertise, performance and efficiency in public departments.
3. That it is essential to establish minimum scales of fees in order to protect the public and to regulate the performance and conduct of members of the profession, and that the responsibility for preparing such scales should lie with the respective national institutes. The basis for the scales of fees should be realistic and should relate to the nature, complexity and magnitude of the work involved to permit the architect to receive a fair remuneration for professional services rendered. It is desirable for Governments of developing countries to support and uphold such scales through their acceptance and legislation.
4. That in order to serve the community more effectively it is essential for the profession to actively par- ticipate in all spheres of activities at all levels pertaining to physical and environmental planning, civic matters and public housing; and that it is essential for the national institute to project an appropriate image by strengthening and improving their effective relationship with and un- derstanding by the public.
5. That to improve standards of building construc- tion it is necessary to regulate the practice of building contractors through realistic classification and registration systems, and that whilst legislation for this purpose may be desirable ultimately, the national institutes should initiate appropriate actions towards this end.
6. That the standards of training of all personnel in the building industry should be improved by means of adequate courses in order to achieve better supervision and execution of building works.
7. That the Asian Region should endeavour to hold a conference every year.
ZONING PLAN FOR SHAU KEI WAN
HONG KONG Government has approv- ed an outline zoning plan propared by the Town Planning Board for the densely populated Shau Kei Wan area of Hong Kong Island. The plan provides scope for the long-term development of the district with bet- ter provisioning of schools, open spaces and other community facilities. population of 100.000 persons, estim- ated to increase of 150,000 by 1975.
The limited flat land capable of urban development and the extensive squatter areas on the hillsides to the south have restricted large-scale de- velopment at Shau Kei Wan in the post-war years. The plan will provide the basis for the systematic replace- ment of squatter areas by permanent development. It covers a total area of about 330 acres, with a present
A spokesman of
of the Town Planning Board said last month that the plan aims to ensure that as
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development proceeds and the population increases, adequate provision for services and community facilities can be provided and that the reclaimed land is put to its best use.
The plan makes provision for the use of Aldrich Bay as a major typhoon shelter. As Shau Kei Wan is the home port of the second largest fishing fleet in the Colony, provision has also been made for the necessary facilities to serve this fleet.
Other features in the plan include the zoning of 87 acres for residential use including Government and Gov- ernment-aided housing: expansion of the existing residen- tial areas southwards onto the hill slope with access roads at a higher level: the setting aside of 14 per cent of the developable area for playgrounds, rest gardens, amenity and planting areas.
Even with improvements, Shaukiwan Road will not be adequate for local and through traffic and a new major east-west road has been provided on the reclamation, with possible extension later to Chai Wan.
BUILDING MATERIALS SEMINAR
A SEMINAR on the development of building materials was held in Bangkok from January 8 to 15. It was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) in co-operation with the United Nations Centre for Housing, Building and Planning and the United Nations Office of Technical Co-operation. There were some 60 participants from 22 Asian and
non-Asian countries.
Welcoming the participants, ECAFE Executive Secretary, Mr. U Nyun said that many countries in the region continued to depend on imports for their building material requirements. Even if imported materials ac- counted for only a small share of construction costs in absolute terms, the amount of foreign exchange could easily amount to unacceptable levels if no planned action were taken to replace imports and develop an efficient domestic building materials industry. Only a well-develop- ed indigenous building materials industry could eliminate the threat to the economy arising from external financial difficulties.
He noted that while countries of the ECAFE region
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Far East Architect & Builder February, 1968