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To ensure that the works are carried out efficiently and speedily, a dedicated RPIS Minor Works team of 15 staff was now in place in HAD to implement the scheme.
The Steering Committee today endorsed the establishment of a two-tier management system - the Steering Committee chaired by the Director of Home Affairs itself and District Working Groups chaired by the respective New Territories District Officers.
Members of the Steering Committee include representatives from the Heung Yee Kuk and District Boards, and prominent non-officials in the districts will be invited to join the District Working Groups. The relevant Government works departments are represented on both the Steering Committee and the District Working Groups.
"We will work closely with the local communities to identify projects which fall under the RPIS Minor Works Programme."
"This is crucial because if any difficulty arises, we want to make certain that their help and advice will be readily available," Mr Wong said.
The RPIS programme, specifically conceived to improve and enhance rural infrastructural development and the living environment in the New Territories outside the new towns, was endorsed by the Governor-in-Council in March 1989.
The Territory Development Department is responsible for the major public works in the RPIS programme while the HAD will henceforth undertake minor works projects costing less than $10 million each.
Examples of the RPIS minor works include:
* Laying of submarine pipeline to Ap Chau ($4 million);
* So Kwun Wat - drainage improvement ($2 million);
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Construction of pier at Tai Long Wan, Lantau ($1.8 million);
Improvement of sewerage provision to Kiu Tau Wai, Yuen Long ($3.5 million);
Reconstruction of footbridge at Hang Mei, Tai O($8 million)
Reconstruction of van track at Tin Sum Road, Hung Shui Kiu ($1.2 million)
End/Monday, December 12, 1994