TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1993
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LOCALISATION POLICY OF BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ON THE LOCALISATION PROGRAMME OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE (BOO) OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS, MR DARWIN CHEN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE MANAGEMENT WAS COMMITTED TO THE PHASING OUT OF OVERSEAS AGREEMENT OFFICERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S LOCALISATION POLICY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT SINCE NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, ALL OVERSEAS AGREEMENT OFFICERS IN THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND BUILDING SURVEYOR GRADES IN BOO WHOSE CONTRACTS WOULD EXPIRE WITHIN THE PERIOD FROM 1993 TO 1995 HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THEIR CONTRACTS WOULD NOT BE RENEWED.
A TOTAL OF 13 OVERSEAS AGREEMENT OFFICERS HAD BEEN SO INFORMED.
"IF THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF LOCAL OFFICERS IN THESE TWO GRADES REMAINS AT ITS PRESENT LEVEL, IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE REMAINING FIVE OVERSEAS AGREEMENT OFFICERS IN THE BOO WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONTRACTS UPON EXPIRY OF THEIR PRESENT CONTRACTS IN 1996.
"THERE ARE 10 OVERSEAS OFFICERS APPOINTED ON PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT TERMS OCCUPYING SENIOR PROFESSIONAL AND DIRECTORATE RANKS IN THESE TWO GRADES (ABOUT 13 PER CENT), AND THEY ARE EXPECTED TO WORK UNTIL THEY REACH NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE,' MR CHEN ADDED.
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AS REGARDS THE DEPARTMENT'S RE-ORGANISATION PLAN, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE SPLITTING OF THE DEPARTMENT INTO A BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT AND A LANDS DEPARTMENT, MR CHEN SAID A PROPOSAL WOULD BE SUBMITTED THE LEGISLATURE FOR CONSIDERATION NEXT MONTH.
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SUBJECT TO THE RE-ORGANISATION PROPOSAL BEING APPROVED, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS WOULD BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED CIVIL SERVICE PROCEDURES.
A PROMOTION BOARD WILL BE CONVENED SHORTLY TO CONSIDER ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD WILL BE DECIDED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WILL BE INVITED AS USUAL TO ATTEND THE BOARD'S MEETING.
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