FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1991
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SHIFTS IN RESPONSIBILITIES IN BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT
HAS DEPARTMENT LANDS
BEEN
UNDERGOING THE BUILDINGS AND NUMBER OF SHIFTS IN RESPONSIBILITIES OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE SECTORS AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF TRYING TO USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.
A
PRIVATE RATIONALISE THE
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR TONY EASON, TODAY (FRIDAY).
BUILDINGS OF
AND LANDS, MR
OR SPONTANEOUS, MR DESCRIBING THE MOVE AS NOTHING ACCIDENTAL
BETWEEN
AND THE PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES IN EASON SAID THE SHIFTS
RECENTLY WERE PRIVATE SECTORS IN AREAS WITHIN HIS DEPARTMENT'S AMBIT
WHICH WAS AIMED, IN FACT A MANIFESTATION OF OVERALL ECONOMIC POLICY AMONGST OTHER THINGS, AT HOLDING DOWN INFLATION.
DURING A LUNCHEON TALK TO THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS, MR EASON SAID:
TRYING ΤΟ RATIONALISE
THAT PRIORITY. EXECUTIVE OR REGULATORY AND MANPOWER IS KEPT PROVIDED BY THE
"IT IS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF THE USE OF PUBLIC SECTOR OR DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES 30 IS GIVEN TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTION, GROWTH IN TERMS OF BOTH EXPENDITURE UNDER CONTROL, AND SERVICES WHICH CAN AND SHOULD BE PRIVATE SECTOR ARE SO PROVIDED.
HE NOTED THAT THE
SHIFTS IN
RESPONSIBILITIES
(BOO),
UNDER HIS
THE LANDS
ADMINISTRATION
INVOLVED THE THE DEPARTMENT, NAMELY,
OFFICE
ACTIVITIES OF ALL THREE OFFICES BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
(LAO) AND THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE (SMO).
PLANS FOR THE BOO, HE SAID THE SYSTEM UNDER WHICH NEW BUILDING
то CHECKING IN DIFFERENT SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL WHICH WERE SUBJECT PARTICULAR ASPECTS WAS "AN ALMOST PRE-HISTORIC EXAMPLE OF THE SORT SHIFTS IN RESPONSIBILITIES.
OF
"IT IS A PERFECTLY RETURNED TO THE SUBMITTERS ADDED.
EXAMPLE, LEGITIMATE
RESPONSIBILITY BEING
OF PLANS,
THE AUTHORISED PERSONS,"
HE
OF THE SHIFT
NEW BUILDINGS
IN
MR
EXAMPLE EASON CITED A MORE CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES BEING PROPOSED FOR BOO, INVOLVING NOT BUT OLD ONES.
ENABLE THE NOT JUST THE WORKS ARE
THE INTENTION IS TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION WHICH WILL BUILDING AUTHORITY TO ORDER OWNERS TO HAVE CARRIED OUT WORKS BUT ALSO THE INSPECTIONS OR SURVEYS TO ESTABLISH WHAT REQUIRED.
IN
WOULD HAVE ΤΟ BE DONE BY HE POINTED OUT THAT CLEARLY THIS QUALIFIED PEOPLE OF WHOM HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY HONG KONG WHICH WAS IN ANY CASE ALSO CAPABLE OF BEING BOOSTED.
"THIS CHANGE, IF IT IS SUCCESSFULLY
WILL INTRODUCED,
BRING RESOURCES OWNERS THEMSELVES
AWAY
FROM DEPENDENCE
WHICH THOSE
ON
MANPOWER
BUILDINGS
ABOUT A USEFUL SHIFT FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYER TO
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WILL PAY FOR,' HE EXPLAINED.
/AT PRESENT
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