# CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE GENERAL OPERATION AND ORGANISATION
| GENERAL |
1. DESIGNS, CONSTRUCTS AND MAINTAINS THE PUBLIC ROAD, SEWERAGE & DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC PIERS & SEAWALLS.
2. INVESTIGATES THE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COLONY.
3. PLANS AND IMPLEMENTS MOST OF THE SITE FORMATION WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLONY.
## DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
1. PREPARES FEASIBILITY REPORTS ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
2. DESIGNS AND CARRIES OUT MAJOR SITE FORMATION WORKS IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
3. SUPERVISES PUBLIC DUMPING ON RECLAMATION IN KOWLOON & THE NEW TERRITORIES.
4. PRELIMINARY PLANNING, CO-ORDINATION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE NEW TOWN OF SHATIN, PRIOR TO THIS WORK BECOMING EXPANDED INTO A SEPARATE DIVISION.
## PORT WORKS DIVISION
1. DESIGNS, CONSTRUCTS AND MAINTAINS ALL PUBLIC PIERS AND SEAWALLS.
2. CHECKS PLANS OF PRIVATE MARINE WORKS.
3. MAINTAINS OR INCREASES AS REQUIRED THE DEPTH OF THE HARBOUR.
4. ARRANGES FOR THE APPROVAL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RECLAMATIONS.
5. DESIGNS & CARRIES OUT MAJOR SITE FORMATION WORKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
6. SUPERVISES PUBLIC DUMPING ON RECLAMATIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
7. PREPARES FEASIBILITY REPORTS ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR HONG KONG ISLAND.
## THREE ROADS & DRAINAGE DIVISIONS (H.K., K., & N.T.)
1. PLAN, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT & MAINTAIN ALL THE PUBLIC ROAD, BRIDGE AND SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS OF THE COLONY.
2. ENSURE THAT PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, WHERE APPLICABLE, CAN BE CONNECTED INTO THE PUBLIC SYSTEM OF ROADS AND DRAINS.
3. THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT QUARRIES AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF LONG-TERM PRIVATE QUARRIES ON CONTRACT.
4. INVESTIGATE AND DESIGN WORKS TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE OVERLOADING OF THE EXISTING SEWERAGE SYSTEMS IN THE URBAN AREAS.
## TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION
1. PLANS AND DESIGNS FOR THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PASSENGERS AND GOODS ON THE COLONY ROAD SYSTEM.
2. PROVIDES THE POLICE WITH TECHNICAL ADVICE & INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CONTROL AND MEASURES REGULATING ON-STREET PARKING.
3. PLANS & DESIGNS ALL TRAFFIC AIDS PUBLIC LIGHTING OF STREET AND OPEN SPACES.
4. PROVIDES TECHNICAL ADVICE & INFORMATION TO THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
5. DESIGNS FERRY AND BUS CONCOURSES.
6. ADVISES GOVERNMENT ON THE LOCATION AND SIZE OF OFF-STREET CAR PARKS.
## RAILWAY SECTION
PLANS, DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTS THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY TERMINUS AT HUNGHOM AND ASSOCIATED RAILWAY ENGINEERING WORKS IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES.
## P.W.D. LABORATORY
CARRIES OUT TESTS AND ISSUES REPORTS AS NECESSARY ON A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS.
## TECHNICAL TRAINING UNIT
TRAINS RECRUITS TO BECOME SITE SUPERVISORY STAFF.
## TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT SURVEY UNIT
COLLECTS AND ANALYSES ALL DATA RELATING TO PASSENGER TRANSPORT.
## CASTLE PEAK DIVISION
PRELIMINARY PLANNING, CO-ORDINATION, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF ALL CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS REQUIRED FOR NEW TOWN OF CASTLE PEAK.