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BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
/ Terms of Reference.
(i) To find and state the facts relating to the present condition of buildings in the Colony and to report on the extent of the damage done in the Colony to buildings of all types, placing them in categories according to their functions.
(ii) To make recommendations to the Commander-in-Chief on policies to be
adopted to hasten rehabilitation.
(iii) To review the present allocation of accommodation and to prepare estimates of accommodation likely to be needed for the Services, Government and civilian use for a period of, say, 12 months.
(iv) To make recommendations for new construction and repairs and for priority
of each category of building reconstruction work.
(v) To advise on the policy for importation of building materials.
(vi) To recommend what Government control (if any) should be imposed to ensure that materials in short supply are allocated in the best interests of the community.
(vii) To advise on policy for financing reconstruction, legislation and town
planning and other relevant matters.
(viii) To co-opt additional members if considered desirable for efficiency and in
carrying out these terms of reference.
Composition.
Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie,
Capt. C. N. Lantaigne, D.s.o., R.N., Wing Cdr. F. W. Chadwick, D.F.C. Capt. (Sp.) J. P. Lumley, R.N.V.R., Colonel H. M. Whitcombe, Wing Cdr. R. H. Richards,
Mr. Harold W. Lee,
Lt. Col. W. G. Wormal,
Lt. Col. J. D. Milne,
Lt. Col. L. W. Amps, o.B.E., R.E.,
Wing Cdr. S. E. Faber, A.F.C.,
Lt. Col. J. Forbes,
Mr. G. L. Wilson, F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I.,
Mr. A. M. Braga,
Chairman.
Commander-in-Chief's Staff.
Navy.
Land Forces.
R.A.F.
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C.A.S. Supplies, Transport & Industry.
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Quartering Commandant.
Works Branch.
Secretary.
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Mr. Harold W. Lee left the Colony on the 27th February, 1946, for the U.S.A. as
a representative on the staff of the Chinese Government delegation to the Security Council
of the United Nations Organisation, and Mr. G. L. Wilson was invited to join the Com-
mittee.
The Building Reconstruction Advisory Committee will be responsible to the Com- mander-in-Chief. Hong Kong.