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Buildings Department scores full marks in performance pledge
The Buildings Department has achieved nearly 100 per cent of its performance targets during the period from April to June this year.
A 100 per cent performance result against target was achieved in carrying out inspections within three hours after receiving complaints about dangers in buildings on its 24-hour emergency service.
Full marks were also scored in serving notifications within 30 days of disapproval of re-submitted plans and notifications within 14 days of refusal of occupation permits.
In other areas, the achievement rates are 99.5 per cent in notifying disapproval within 60 days regarding first submission of plans and major revisions; 99.2 per cent in carrying out inspections within 40 days to decide on priority for follow-up action regarding reports of unauthorised building works and defective drains and 97 per cent in carrying out inspections within ten days after receiving reports about potentially dangerous building and signs.
Commenting on the results, the Chairman of the Service Standards Committee of the department, Mr Cheng Wai-dart, said that performance in all areas was generally better than the previous quarter despite a staff shortage.
"Persistent overtime work by staff of the Development Division was needed to maintain the standards for processing submissions of plans and applications for occupation permits," he said.
"We will be reviewing the targets in our Performance Pledge to see whether and where changes and additions may be introduced," Mr Cheng added.
End/Sunday, July 30, 1995