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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1985

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PRIOR TO DEFEDERAL ISATION, POWERS UNDER CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS HAD BEEN DELEGATED TO OFFICERS OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE.

+ALL THESE DELEGATIONS INCLUDE THE RECOVERY OF COSTS OF WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE BUILDING AUTHORITY. AS THESE OFFICERS ARE NOW WITHIN THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE CURRENT DELEGATION WHICH SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS NO LONGER VALID, HE SAID.

+ IN ADDITION, SOME PROJECT MANAGERS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN DELEGATED WITH POWERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY, HE ADDED.

THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS SAID THAT THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS WAS STILL REQUIRED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.

THE DEFICIENCY IN THE POWER OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT TO DELEGATE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT THEREFORE NEEDED TO BE RECTIFIED, HE ADDED.

MR CHAN SAID THAT CLAUSE 2 OF THE BILL AMENDED SECTION 2 (2) OF THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT TO DELEGATE TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICER, WHILE CLAUSE 3 OF THE BILL VALIDATED THE DELEGATIONS MADE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS OTHER THAN THOSE IN THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

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