TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1982
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SECOND, A UNIFIED CONCRETE SPECIFICATION WAS PREPARED FOR ALL PWD OFFICES. THIS SPECIFICATION, SOON TO COME INTO EFFECT, WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONCRETE MIXES NOW BEING USED, AND INCORPORATE THE LATEST CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY, MR CHAN SAID. THIS WOULD HELP ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS AND READY-MIXED CONCRETE SUPPLIERS.
THIRD, AN EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL GRADES AND WORKS SUPERVISOR TRAINEES. THE THREE CATEGORIES OF STAFF WOULD ATTEND SEMINARS AND SHORT COURSES TO KEEP THEM UP TO DATE WITH CHANGES IN CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY. TRAINEES WOULD HAVE A NEW SYLLABUS WHICH WOULD GIVE A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING.
MR CHAN SAID THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO DEAL WITH WIDER PROBLEMS OF CONSTRUCTION,
+TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM, THE PWD AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAVE ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT STANDING COMMITTEE ON CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIALS ADVISER, MR STANLEY RODIN, HE SAID.
THE COMMITTEE WOULD REVIEW CONCRETE QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, TRAINING, READY-MIXED CONCRETE AND THE SUPPLY OF MATERIALS AND OTHER TECHNICAL MATTERS.
IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM HONG KONG, DELEGATES FROM AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND ARE ATTENDING THE SEMINAR,
GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS DISTRICT BOARD
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ADDRESS THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD ON THURSDAY (MARCH 18) AT 3 PM AT LOKE YEW HALL, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD IS THE LAST OF THE 10 DISTRICT BOARDS FORMED IN THE URBAN DISTRICTS.
IT COMPRISES 23 MEMBERS - SEVEN EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS, 14 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND TWO URBAN COUNCILLORS, AND ITS CHAIRMAN WILL BE THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL AND WESTERN, MR TONY CLARK.
BEFORE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, A CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WAS FORMED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CONSULTATION ON DISTRICT PROBLEMS.
THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE HAS HELD FOUR MEETINGS SINCE THEN AND HAS SET UP THREE SUB-COMMITTEES TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS MATTERS INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES.
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