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of applications for these purposes. The Commissioner for Securities
has held up further refunds pending amendment of the Regulations. The
amount already refunded to applicants will be written off.
Paragraph 35: Head 53 - New Territories Administration
13.
When the departmental reception centre was converted back
into a departmental quarter for the temporary occupation of the then
District Officer, Tuen Mun, the intention was that the house should
be used as a place of abode and as a place to meet and entertain local
dignitaries by the District Officer, Tuen Mun and occasionally by the
District Officer, Yuen Long who did not live in his own district. It
was on this basis that the Secretary for the New Territories agreed to the
soft furnishings being left in situ for use by the temporary occupant.
Faragraph 38: Head 69 - Fublic orks Recurrent, Subhead 172 Management
of Crown land in the urban area
1.
Arrangements have been made for the contracts concerned to be
reviewed by a Contracts Adviser of the Fublic Works Department.
Paragraphs 39 to 42: Heads 71, 72, 73 and 74 - Fublic Forks Non-recurrent:
ages and materials fluctuation claims
15.
The recommendations of the working party referred to in paragraph
30 were accepted by Finance Committee on 24th November 1976, when it was
agreed to implement the formula price adjustment system in respect of civil
engineering contracts, subject to six monthly review.
16.
Following the audit inspecti n referred to in paragraph 40,
the consulting engineers have increased the frequency of spot checks.
17.
In the special case referred to in paragraph 1, the ex-gratia
settlement took the form of a supplemental agreement introducing a price
luctuation provision in respect of certain items after allowing for the
increases the contractors could reasonably be expected to have allowed
for when tendering, that is to say on the same basis as the consultants
/would.....