HKK 100/7
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1 0 JUN 1986
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1986
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THE RESTRUCTURED DEPARTMENT WILL CONSIST OF THREE OFFICES. THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MARINE WORKS, INCLUDING RECLAMATION, DRAINS AND SEWERS, SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS, AND MAINTENANCE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS AT THE AIRPORT.
EXCEPT IN THE NEW TOWNS IT WILL ALSO CARRY OUT ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND MAJOR SITE FORMATION WORKS FOR SUCH DEVELOPMENT.
THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESPONS! BLE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE SAFE AND ECONOMIC UTILISATION OF LAND. IT WILL PLACE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE STABILITY OF EXISTING AND FUTURE SLOPES ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING AND ENGINEERING WORKS.
THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF 1 632 PERMANENT, NON-DIRECTORATE POSTS FROM THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (TO BE RETITLED CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT) TO THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT.
IN ADDITION APPROVAL HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE TRANSFER OF 36 PERMANENT POSTS FROM THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, FORMED UNDER THE FIRST STAGE OF THE REORGANISATION LAST MONTH BY COMBINING THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE LANDS DEPARTMENT.
ALSO AS PART OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE REORGANISATION THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BDD WAS FORMED INTO A SEPARATE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WAS RESTRUCTURED INTO THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
$16.6 MILLION COMMITMENT TO ADB **** *
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED A SUM OF $16.6 MILLION AS HONG KONG'S COMMITMENT TO THE PAID-IN PORTION OF THE THIRD GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
THIS SUM FORMS PART OF THE TOTAL APPROVED FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OF $331.8 MILLION ARISING FROM A SUBSCRIPTION BY HONG KONG TO THE BANK'S CAPITAL INCREASE.
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