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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1992
"WHILST HONG KONG ALREADY POSSESSES
MUCH
EXPERTISE IN ALL THESE FIELDS THE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH THE ACP WILL PRESENT FOR PROFESSIONALS TO BE EXPOSED TO A WIDER RANGE OF TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE OF
LONG-TERM BENEFIT TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.
"MANY SPECIALIST SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE IN BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SERVICE WHOSE WORK IS RELATED ΤΟ THE ACP AND THE PACE OF THESE WILL INCREASE AS THE PROGRAMME GETS INTO FULL SWING," THE SECRETARY SAID.
MR BLAKE SAID THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO- ORDINATION OFFICE ALLOWED FOR AN EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF BOTH THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND CONSULTANT STAFF.
"IT ALSO ENABLES AN EFFICIENT TRANSFER TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL OF EXPERIENCE AND TECHNIQUES IN MANAGING LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF PROGRAMMING, COST CONTROL AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATION.
"THIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP WILL IN TURN DISSEMINATE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS WIDELY THROUGHOUT ALL PROGRAMME AREAS AND THE RELEVANT CONTROLLING DEPARTMENTS.
"THESE CONTROLS COVER BOTH COST AND TIME, INCLUDING RISK AND CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT," MR BLAKE SAID.
ALONGSIDE THE AIRPORT-RELATED PROJECTS, HE SAID WORKS BRANCH WAS CO-ORDINATING INITIATIVES, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE RELEVANT ELEMENTS OF THE SPECIAL ACP CONTROLS, BEING USED FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME.
THE SECRETARY SAID ACP PROJECTS WERE ATTRACTING WORLD RENOWNED CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS.
IN ORDER TO MEET VERY EXACTING RISK AND PROGRAMME CONTROL OBLIGATIONS, CONTRACTORS WILL NEED TO MAXIMISE THE USE OF THE LATEST CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES REQUIRING THE DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE AND, IN SOME CASES, HIGHLY SPECIALISED CONSTRUCTION PLANT.
SUCCESSFUL
INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES HOWEVER DEMAND A RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN
KNOWLEDGE OF CONDITIONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION HONG KONG.
"THIS LEADS TO STRONG LINKS WITH LOCAL ENTERPRISES OR THE INCLUSION OF A LOCAL PARTNER IN THE JOINT VENTURE.
"CONSTRUCTION EXPERTISE WILL. ALSO BE INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF SUB-CONTRACTING, AND THE LOCAL STAFF AND WORKERS, MR BLAKE SAID.
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DIRECT EMPLOYMENT OF
/HE NOTED