Traffic Engineering Division of the Civil Engineering Office and as a result arrangements have been made to send an electrical engineer to the makers for a detailed briefing on its complexities. When brought into operation it is hoped that it will make a significant contribution to speeding the traffic flow at certain difficult intersections. Traffic lights were installed or modified at 26 road intersections and there are now 121 road junctions equipped with traffic lights and 1,700 other electrical traffic aids in operation.
Maintenance & Operation Section
7.08. This Section covers the maintenance of equipment ranging from electric irons and vacuum cleaners to 250 horsepower electric motors and switchgear in the Electrical Workshops and elsewhere. Programmed maintenance of over 70,000 electrical items was a major commitment, while the day and night fault call service was in action 25,400 times.
7.09. The Kai Tak (Maintenance & Operation) Unit looks after all the electrical, mechanical and air-conditioning systems of the Airport as well as the runway and landing approach lights, the substation equipment and the air navigation beacons. The City Hall (Maintenance & Operation) Unit performs a similar function at the City Hall where, in addition to maintenance services, operating facilities are provided for stage lighting and cinema projection during the many stage presentations and cinema performances in the theatre and concert hall.
MECHANICAL DIVISION
Chief Mechanical Engineer:
J. A. WALLACE, M.I.Mech.E. (to 20.6.67)
J. LIM, B.Sc., A.M.I.Mech.E. (from 21.6.67)
7.10. The activities of this Division embrace design, maintenance and operation in a multitude of fields including Automotive Engineering, Boilers and Steam plant, Cooling plant, Diesel Driven plant of all kinds, the Incinerators, Laundry Machinery and Parking Meters.
7.11. The Division is divided into four sections covering Workshops Maintenance, Plant Operating, New Projects and Transport. In addition, from 1st July, 1967, the work of H.B.M. Ministry of Public Building and Works Mechanical and Electrical Section was taken over and the gradual
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