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TUESDAY, MARCH 13,
1990
OF STAFF FROM THE THE LEASING DIVISION OF THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SECTION
THE AGENCY WILL BE FORMED BY THE TRANSFER
BRANCH, PROPERTY DIVISION OF FINANCE RATING AND VALUATION DEPARTMENT AND THE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT.
IT
WILL
HAVE
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
115
STAFF,
AN ARCHITECTS, VALUATION SURVEYORS, ESTATE SURVEYORS, AND GRADES STAFF.
INCLUDING OTHER GENERAL
THE GOVERNMENT MR PHILIP MACKLEY, WHO WILL HEAD THE AGENCY AS
THE EXCEPTION PROPERTY ADMINISTRATOR, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT WITH
WAS BY THE GOVERNMENT
FAR THE LARGEST OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
TERRITORY, WITH OVER 1,700 OWNED PROPERTY OWNER AND LESSEE IN THE BUILDINGS.
ASPECTS OF THIS HUGE "RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING DIFFERENT
NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS, ESTATE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISPERSED AMONG A BUT IT WAS CLEAR NOW THAT CENTRALISED MANAGEMENT WAS NECESSARY.
"THE COSTS INVOLVED IN RUNNING THE ESTATE WERE VERY IT HAD BECOME ESSENTIAL TO CONTROL THEM MORE CLOSELY.
HIGH, AND
"IN PARTICULAR, SITE UTILISATION NEEDED TO BE EXAMINED SO
BE REDEVELOPED OR SOLD ΤΟ UNDER-DEVELOPED SITES COULD EITHER PRIVATE SECTOR, HE SAID.
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MR MACKLEY ADDED THAT OTHER IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES WERE TO:
(A) INTRODUCE APPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN
PROPERTIES;
THAT THE
GOVERNMENT
(B)
FORMULATE MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES;
DESIGN AND
MANAGEMENT
(C)
EXAMINE CRITICALLY THE SPATIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITH A VIEW TO ACCOMMODATING
A LOCATION THAT LEADS TO IN PREMISES OF A TYPE AND IN MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND VALUE FOR MONEY; AND
AND LOCATIONAL NEEDS OF THEM
(D)
PROMOTE AMONG GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AN AWARENESS
OCCUPY AND THE COST OF THE ACCOMMODATION THEY OPTIMISE ITS USE.
OF THE NEED ΤΟ
THE AGENCY IS ACCOMMODATED ON THE SIXTH TO EIGHTH FLOORS OF JOHN'S BUILDING, 33 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG.
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