control and responsibility. Departmental tendering and contractual procedures and controls were kept under review. The Unit also provided an advisory service to sub-departments on contractors' claims and other contractual matters.
2.24. The Unit has an approved establishment of one Chief Technical Examiner, four Technical Examiners and supporting staff. On 31st March, 1969 the actual establishment comprised one Chief Technical Examiner and two Technical Examiners; one Technical Examiner has particular responsibility for technical audit duties in the Civil Engineering Office and the other in the Waterworks Office. The third Technical Examiner returned to the Ministry of Public Building and Works, London in August 1969 on completion of his secondment to Hong Kong.
2.25. During the year the Unit has paid particular attention to the examining of tender and contract documents, re-measurement of work executed, site records, final accounts and bills for maintenance works. In addition investigations have been carried out on a variety of matters as a result of requests from sub-departments and the Police in order to effect economies in the expenditure of public funds and to deter malpractices.
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