ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE
Government Electrical and Mechanical Engineer: J. A. WALLACE, C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E., M.B.I.M. J. LIM, C.Eng., M.I.Mech.E. (Acting)
GENERAL
7.01. This sub-department provides a service to other departments and sub-departments, acting as consultants and contractors on electrical and mechanical matters including maintaining most of the equipment used by Government and the whole of its 2,774-strong vehicle fleet.
7.02. The two divisions, Electrical and Mechanical, work closely together; by a re-organization of the sub-department, which is now in hand, these two divisions will be replaced by a Development and Planning Division and an Engineering Services Division. Towards the end of the year, as a start to the re-organization, the appointment previously known as the Chief Mechanical Engineer became Chief Engineer (Engineering Services) and the Chief Electrical Engineer became Chief Engineer (Development and Planning). Since the major part of this re-organization had not come into force at the end of the year, the activities of the Electrical and Mechanical Divisions are here dealt with separately. It also has to be recorded that the effective operation of the sub-department was hampered by the number of professional vacancies.
ELECTRICAL DIVISION
Chief Electrical Engineer:
S. T. YUEN, B.Sc., C.Eng., M.I.E.E. (to 28.11.68) W. J. HAMPTON, C.Eng., M.I.E.E. (from 29.11.68)
7.03. During the year the Division continued to provide services in connection with maintenance and the operation of plant and electrical installations for other government departments and advice was given on specialist matters relating to electrical engineering work. The Division has three sections; New Projects, Installation, and Maintenance and Operation. The Lifts and Escalators (Safety) Ordinance is also administered by this Division. The staff controlled by the Chief Engineer is headed by one Senior and four Electrical Engineers but at no time during the year was the establishment complete.
New Projects Section
7.04. Preliminary investigation, design work, preparation of drawings, specifications, indents, and contract documents were in various...
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