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 21 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 is responsible for selective audit studies relating to the Department's resources of staff, equipment and money.
2.06
A Metrication Executive Unit undertakes the task of preparing the Department for its role in spearheading, jointly with Education Department, the introduction of metrication into Government.
2.07
An Information Unit, comprising a Principal Information Officer, seconded from Government Information Services, and a small clerical staff, handles 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 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, the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Board of Management and the Mass Transit Railway Provisional Authority.
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 and the Land Development Planning Committee.
2.11
The Director of Building Development is a member of the Town Planning Board, the Authorised 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.
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