4.06 The Quantity Surveying and Building Services Branches continued to advise the Director of Education on drawings, specifications, contract documents, tenders, final accounts, building services installations and maintenance work for grant-in-aid and subsidized schools and site inspections for this purpose were made. Work estimated at $27,400,000 was started on 59 new projects and work costing $17,200,000 was completed on 51 schools. Repair and maintenance work estimated at $3,400,000 was started on some 240 schools and was completed at a cost of $3,000,000 on 222 schools. Advice was given on interest-free loans amounting to some $3,500,000 to 6 schools.
4.07 The office was represented by senior staff on the following public or inter-departmental committee or boards:
Committee Representative(s) Authorised Architects Examination Board Principal Government Architect (Chairman) Resettlement Programme Committee Government Structural Engineer Government Low Cost Housing Programme Committee Principal Government Architect (Chairman)Chief Architect, Division III (Secretary) Architects Registration Committee Principal Government Architect (Chairman)
Chief Architect, Division III (Secretary) University Grants Committee Principal Government Architect (Advisor) Leased Office Accommodation Committee Government Architect/Administration Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung Management Committee Government Building Services Engineer Schedules of Accommodation Vetting Committee Government Architect/Administration Committee on Design Requirements for Handicapped People Government Architect/General (Chairman) Sites and Buildings Sub-Committee of the Polytechnic Planning Committee Government Architect/General (Chairman) Building Trades Industrial Committee of the Industrial Training Advisory Committee Government Architect/General
Government Quantity Surveyor Contractors' Disciplinary Board Government Quantity Surveyor Standing Committee on Architectural and Civil Engineering Conditions of Contract Chief Architect, Division I
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