MEETINGS
Meetings of the Authority itself are normally held monthly: during the period under review twenty two such meetings were held. In addi- tion press conferences are held from time to time, in order to publicize various projects, or matters of particular importance.
The first of these was held on 3rd May, 1955, at which details of the North Point Estate were revealed. The second, on 25th October, 1955, concerned the Cadogan Street Estate, and the third, on 31st October, 1956, at which details of the method of tenant selection, and the manner in which applications for accommodation (which were accepted from 1st November, 1956) should be submitted, were pro- mulgated. All these conferences were well attended by the press, and much valuable publicity thereby obtained.
On the whole press comment has been favourable, and the occasional criticism that is made is often found, upon investigation, to be either irresponsible or ill-informed. Every effort is made, by the issue of press releases and publicity reports, to correct any deliberate or accidental misunderstanding of the Authority's affairs.
In December 1955, members of the Authority visited the Resettle- ment Estate at Li Cheng Uk, Kowloon, in order to determine whether the building methods adopted there could be also used by the Authority.
In May 1956, Mr. G. A. Atkinson, F.R.I.B.A., Housing Adviser to the Secretary of State, addressed members of the Authority on problems connected with the building of high blocks of flats.
SELECT COMMITTEES
Much of the first year or two of the Authority's existence was, of course, taken up with the preliminary planning needed to set its schemes in motion. This work, now largely completed, was achieved by means of a comprehensive system of Select Committees, details of which are given in Appendix II, meeting at frequent intervals, in order to deal with such a wide variety of subjects as architectural planning, selection of sites, tenancy selection, finance, etc. A good deal of responsibility is vested in these Committees, in order to expedite con- duct of the Authority's affairs, and it is only in cases where very large expenditure is involved, or matters of policy have to be resolved, that reference is made to the full Authority.
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