BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
Government Building Surveyor:
P. V. SHAWE, J.P., F.R.I.C.S. E. H. ROWLEY, F.R.I.C.S. (Acting) Assistant Government Building Surveyor: E. H. ROWLEY, F.R.I.C.S.
Chief Structural Engineer:
H. K. CHENG, B.Sc., D.I.C., M.I.Struct.E., M.ASCE.
GENERAL
4.01. The Buildings Ordinance Office is responsible for the control of all private building and street works; for dealing with dangerous, or potentially dangerous structures; for investigating illegal alterations and changes of use of existing buildings; for the examination and registration of Authorized Architects; and for the registration of contractors. Statistical evidence of the extent to which it has discharged these responsibilities during the year will be found in Appendix N.
4.02. The Office is represented on the following standing committees:
Committee Representative Authorized Architects Examination Board Government Building Surveyor P.W.D./Authorized Architects Liaison Group Government Building Surveyor Assistant Government Building Surveyor4.03. The Office is divided into four divisions each of which operates under a Chief Building Surveyor. Three are general divisions dealing territorially with Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories (including New Kowloon). In October 1967 the Control and Enforcement Section, which was set up the previous year to deal with unauthorized building works and uses, was expanded and a unit of this section was incorporated into each general division. The fourth division deals with dangerous buildings throughout the Colony. The chart on page 31 shows the present organization of the Office.
4.04. The P.W.D./Hong Kong Society of Architects Liaison Group was reconstituted in June 1967 as the P.W.D./Authorized Architects Liaison Group; the change in title and constitution being made following the admission of representatives from the Engineering Society of Hong Kong. The new Group now consists of two representatives from that
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