flooding of the lower terminal and a landslide adjacent to the Macdonnell Road Station.
Aerial Ropeway (Safety) Ordinance
8.13 Professional and technical staff from the Office supervised the installation and testing of the twin circulating monocable ropeway at Ocean Park, as well as testing the competence of the operating staff.
The ropeway has the world's largest capacity - 5,000 passengers per hour in each direction - and the annual inspection required under Ordinance will become another major task for the Office.
8.14
Professional staff were also involved in the drafting of Regulations governing the design, installation, operation and maintenance of aerial ropeways.
8.15
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION
Chief Electrical and Mechanical Engineer
M.J. HUTTON, C.Eng., M.I., Mech.E., M.R.Ae.S.
For the purpose of the operation and maintenance of major plants, specialist electrical and mechanical services and the maintenance of the Government's fleet of 3,912 vehicles this Division has four sub-divisions each responsible for a certain aspect of the Division's overall responsibilities.
PROGRESS AND PLANNING SUB-DIVISION
8.16
This Sub-Division is generally responsible, through its five sections, for co-ordinating the activities of all workshops, with special regard to control systems, repair costs and standards, manpower and workshop space utilisation and records.
Progress, Planning and Co-ordination Section
8.17
This Section is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of both major workshops, their detachments and the Military Works Sub-Division with regard to job control systems, overhaul programmes, the control of spare parts, cost effectiveness of repair operations including repair standards, manpower utilisation and work evaluation, utilisation of workshop space and machinery, standardisation of working procedures, maintenance records and the vetting, processing and allocation to workshops of all new work required by other Departments and Offices of the Public Works Department.
8.18 The vehicle availability of the Government vehicle fleet showed a slight decline from that of previous years, the main reason being that more than 400 vehicles, 10% of the fleet, were overdue for replacement but due to the financial stringency of previous years, were still being maintained by the workshops. Moreover, tighter control over expenditure on vehicle spares resulted in some delays in repairs. Some improvement was made towards the end of the year.
8.19
New lists of vehicle spares and lists for various types of vehicles
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