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Administrative head, I mean. You are stilled oalled upon

to deal with nuisances and express your opinion on

nuisances under section 3 ↑

It may be.

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As head of the Department, it must be,

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No,

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because it is deputed to two different persons. It

is deputed also to the Building Authority and to me.

It is alternative ?

Yes. Then I have power to depute other people to do

the work required of me under section 230.

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Dont you think you should have power to depute anyone (6139

to do work which you cant do yourself ?

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If the powers given under the Ordinance are quite

sufficient. The Ordinance has given us power to depute

officers to perform the functions laid down in 230.

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And for whom you are responsible ?

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No, I dont think I am. It does not say so there.

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But dont you think, Dr Atkinson, - you are hdministrat-

ive Head of the Department, and youdefinitely depute

someone to do some work that falls under the provisions

of the Ordinance,

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that you are responsible

I dont think so. The Administrative Head is

responsible for the general working of the Department.

The Executive Officers are responsible for the work as

it is carried out.

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We will suppose that by some accident you made a

mistake, that you appointed a man who did not know

sufficient to carry out the work, - you would be

responsible ?

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No.

But not otherwise?

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