2.07 An Information Unit was formed in January, comprising a Principal Information Officer, seconded from Government Information Services, and a small clerical staff, to handle Departmental publicity and press enquiries.
2.08 Due to the extent to which the Department is involved in the growth and development of the Colony it is necessary for senior headquarters officers to spend much time in various committees.
2.09 The Director of Public Works, besides being a member of Legislative Council and Finance Committee, is an ex-officio member of the Urban Council, Chairman of the Town Planning Board, Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and a member of the Port Committee, Housing Board, Transport Advisory Committee, Public Works Sub-Committee of Finance Committee and the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Board of Management.
2.10 The Director of Engineering Development is a member of the Town Planning Board, the Traffic, Roads and Parking Sub-Committee of the Transport Advisory Committee, the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee of the Urban Council and the Land Development Planning Committee.
2.11 The Director of Building Development is a member of the Town Planning Board, the Markets, the Recreation and Amenities, and the Resettlement Management Select Committees of the Urban Council, the Authorized Architects Liaison Committee and the Land Development Planning Committee.
2.12 The Director of Water Supplies is a member of the Water Resources Development Committee and the Plover Cove Progress Committee.
2.13 The Director of Lands and Survey is a member of the Port Executive Committee, the Container Committee and the Land Development Planning Committee.
2.14 The Director of New Territories Development is a member of the Works Committees of the three New Towns of Tuen Mun (Castle Peak), Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung and Sha Tin.
2.15 The Director of Mass Transit Studies is a member of the Steering Group on the Mass Transit Railway, the Mass Transit Legislation Committee, and the Steering Group on Transportation Studies.