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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1991

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SHIFTS IN RESPONSIBILITIES IN BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT

HAS DEPARTMENT LANDS

BEEN

UNDERGOING THE BUILDINGS AND NUMBER OF SHIFTS IN RESPONSIBILITIES OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE SECTORS AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF TRYING TO USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.

A

PRIVATE RATIONALISE THE

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR TONY EASON, TODAY (FRIDAY).

BUILDINGS OF

AND LANDS, MR

OR SPONTANEOUS, MR DESCRIBING THE MOVE AS NOTHING ACCIDENTAL

BETWEEN

AND THE PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITIES IN EASON SAID THE SHIFTS

RECENTLY WERE PRIVATE SECTORS IN AREAS WITHIN HIS DEPARTMENT'S AMBIT

WHICH WAS AIMED, IN FACT A MANIFESTATION OF OVERALL ECONOMIC POLICY AMONGST OTHER THINGS, AT HOLDING DOWN INFLATION.

DURING A LUNCHEON TALK TO THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS, MR EASON SAID:

TRYING ΤΟ RATIONALISE

THAT PRIORITY. EXECUTIVE OR REGULATORY AND MANPOWER IS KEPT PROVIDED BY THE

"IT IS PART OF A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF THE USE OF PUBLIC SECTOR OR DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES 30 IS GIVEN TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTION, GROWTH IN TERMS OF BOTH EXPENDITURE UNDER CONTROL, AND SERVICES WHICH CAN AND SHOULD BE PRIVATE SECTOR ARE SO PROVIDED.

HE NOTED THAT THE

SHIFTS IN

RESPONSIBILITIES

(BOO),

UNDER HIS

THE LANDS

ADMINISTRATION

INVOLVED THE THE DEPARTMENT, NAMELY,

OFFICE

ACTIVITIES OF ALL THREE OFFICES BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE

(LAO) AND THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE (SMO).

PLANS FOR THE BOO, HE SAID THE SYSTEM UNDER WHICH NEW BUILDING

то CHECKING IN DIFFERENT SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL WHICH WERE SUBJECT PARTICULAR ASPECTS WAS "AN ALMOST PRE-HISTORIC EXAMPLE OF THE SORT SHIFTS IN RESPONSIBILITIES.

OF

"IT IS A PERFECTLY RETURNED TO THE SUBMITTERS ADDED.

EXAMPLE, LEGITIMATE

RESPONSIBILITY BEING

OF PLANS,

THE AUTHORISED PERSONS,"

HE

OF THE SHIFT

NEW BUILDINGS

IN

MR

EXAMPLE EASON CITED A MORE CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES BEING PROPOSED FOR BOO, INVOLVING NOT BUT OLD ONES.

ENABLE THE NOT JUST THE WORKS ARE

THE INTENTION IS TO PROPOSE LEGISLATION WHICH WILL BUILDING AUTHORITY TO ORDER OWNERS TO HAVE CARRIED OUT WORKS BUT ALSO THE INSPECTIONS OR SURVEYS TO ESTABLISH WHAT REQUIRED.

IN

WOULD HAVE ΤΟ BE DONE BY HE POINTED OUT THAT CLEARLY THIS QUALIFIED PEOPLE OF WHOM HE BELIEVED THERE WAS A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY HONG KONG WHICH WAS IN ANY CASE ALSO CAPABLE OF BEING BOOSTED.

"THIS CHANGE, IF IT IS SUCCESSFULLY

WILL INTRODUCED,

BRING RESOURCES OWNERS THEMSELVES

AWAY

FROM DEPENDENCE

WHICH THOSE

ON

MANPOWER

BUILDINGS

ABOUT A USEFUL SHIFT FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYER TO

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WILL PAY FOR,' HE EXPLAINED.

/AT PRESENT

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