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C.S.O. 16 in 1414/21.
No.
13
1921
HONGKONG.
Report of the Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor, at the Meeting of the Legislative Council, held on Thursday, the 1st September, 1921, for the purpose of considering
what measures can be best taken :-
(i.) To facilitate the prompt acquisition by applicants of
sites which they require:
(ii.) To facilitate the prompt passing of building plans.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, 14th November, 1921.
Note:The following abbreviations are used in this Report:-
G. in C.-for His Excellency the Governor in Council. D. P. W.-for the Honourable Director of Public Works. B. A.
A.D.P.W.
--for Building Authority.
for Assistant Director of Public Works.
P. W. D. for Public Works Department.
P. L. S.-for the Principal Land Surveyor.
L. S. 0. for the Land Survey Office.
0. C.
-for the Officer in charge of the Building Ordinance Office.
B. O. 0-for the Building Ordinance Office.
H. S. D. for the Head of the Sanitary Department.
As regards the first point referred to the Committee, namely the facilitating of the prompt acquisition by applicants of sites which they require, Messrs. Bird and Pollock have been much assisted by interviews which they held jointly with the P. L. S., on the 15th and 30th September.
As a result, we are satisfied that delay is due to the following causes :-
1. Considerably increased land development in the Colony, coupled with the
fact that some of the newly developed areas are far afield.
2. Insufficiency of staff.
(a.) We find, as regards the European Staff, that Mr. Anderson was transferred from the L.S.O. to Praya East Reclamation Work in the middle of last year, and Mr. Pegg, who was engaged on Survey work in the New Territories last year, was transferred from the I..S.O. to the Engineering staff, for Roads work, in January of this
year.
(b.) Insufficient number of Chinese Surveyors. At least six more are
required in our opinion.
(c.) Insufficient number of Chinese draughtsmen. It would appear that
two more are required.