GENERAL
2.01 The Director of Public Works, in overall control, is assisted by a Deputy Director and by the Directors of Engineering Development, Building Development, Water Supplies, Lands and Survey, New Territories Development and Mass Transit Studies. Respectively, these latter six officers control the appropriate departments as shown in the organization chart on page viii. In support of the Directorate there is a small professional and executive staff within Headquarters whose duties are detailed below.
2.02 The Departmental Secretary is responsible for co-ordinating executive and clerical services throughout the department and for all establishment matters. He is assisted in Headquarters by two Deputy Secretaries, two Assistant Secretaries and appropriate clerical staff.
2.03 The Technical Secretary is a professional officer seconded from one of the P.W.D. Offices to act as an aide to the Directors, and to undertake at H.Q. level general administrative duties requiring professional experience.
2.04 Overall financial and accounting control is exercised by the Chief Treasury Accountant. This officer, who is seconded from the Treasury, is directly responsible to the Director of Public Works for the proper execution of all accounting work relative to the day-to-day affairs of the Department. A Supplies Officer, seconded from Government Supplies Department, is attached to the Accounts Section of Headquarters. The Supplies Officer is in overall charge of 15 P.W.D. allocated stores depots attached to various P.W.D. departments, including three military stores taken over from H.B.M. Ministry of Public Buildings and Works.
2.05 A Technical Audit Unit under the control of a Chief Technical Examiner was responsible for spot checks on works contracts, departmental tendering, contractual procedures and routine controls to see that these conform with Government regulations and office instructions. As from November the emphasis of the unit's work has moved to selective audit studies relating to the Department's resources of staff, equipment and money.
2.06 A Metrication Executive Unit was formed in June to undertake the task of preparing the Department for its role in spearheading, jointly with Education Department, the introduction of metrication into Government.
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