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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1985

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PASSING ON DBD'S POWER TO DELEGATE

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A BILL GIVING THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT THE RIGHT TO DELEGATE HIS POWERS AS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICER HAS BEEN GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

KNOWN AS THE BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1985, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 6.

IT IS AIMED AT CLEARING UP ANOMALIES IN THE POWER OF DELEGATION CAUSED BY THE DEFEDERALISATION OF THE FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

UNDER SECTION 2 (2) OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WAS EMPOWERED TO DELEGATE ANY DUTIES OR POWERS GRANTED TO THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO ANY OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

WHEN THE PWD WAS SPLIT INTO SIX SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS THIS POWER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICERS OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

IT WAS, HOWEVER, FOUND NECESSARY FOR POWERS TO BE DELEGATED TO OFFICERS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT REMOVES THE RESTRICTION ON DELEGATING SUCH POWERS OUTSIDE THE BDD.

PEDDER STREET UNDERPASS PLANNED

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THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT AN UNDERPASS AND ASSOCIATED ROAD WORKS AT CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL TO IMPROVE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC BETWEEN JACKSON ROAD AND POTTINGER STREET.

THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNDERPASS ALONG CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND ITS JUNCTION WITH PEDDER STREET AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GROUND-LEVEL INTERCHANGE AT THE SAME JUNCTION.

EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAYS OF CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE REALIGNED TO SUIT THE UNDERPASS.

IMPROVEMENT WILL BE MADE TO THE CONNAUGHT ROAD-EDINBURGH PLACE-CONNAUGHT PLACE JUNCTION WHILE THE STAR FERRY SUBWAY WILL BE EXTENDED TO MAKE ROOM FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK.

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