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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993

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CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD BEING SET UP

THE GOVERNMENT IS ESTABLISHING THE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY BOARD (CAB) TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND CO-ORDINATED CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE GOVERNMENT.

SECRETARY FOR MEMBERS DRAWN

INITIALLY BY

THE

THE NON-STATUTORY BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED

WORKS WITH EIGHT OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND 16 UNOFFICIAL FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE INDUSTRY INCLUDING CONSULTANTS, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS, PRIVATE TRAINING

CONTRACTORS,

CORPORATIONS,

ACADEMICS AND PROFESSIONAL

INSTITUTION AND

AUTHORITIES.

RELATING

UNDER THE PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE, THE BOARD WILL BE TASKED KEEP UNDER REVIEW AND TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON ISSUES TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

TO

THESE INCLUDE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCE CAPACITY, SELF-REGULATION, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

INDUSTRY QUALITY

A WORKS BRANCH SPOKESMAN SAID A PRELIMINARY MEETING WOULD BE HELD SOON, PROBABLY JN MARCH, WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES TO CONFIRM THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE BOARD AND TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITY OF WORK FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.

REPRESENTATIVE BODIES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO NOMINATE A PANEL OF PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS FROM WHICH THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS WILL RECOMMEND TO THE GOVERNOR INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR UP TO THREE YEARS.

"CAB WILL BE WELL PLACED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS ARISING FROM BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS, AND TO SUGGEST SOLUTIONS WHICH WILL CARRY WEIGHT IN SHAPING POLICY.

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INDUSTRY,

"

THE

IT WILL ALSO HELP IN PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF GOVERNMENT'S CONSTRUCTION POLICIES AMONG THE PUBLIC AND THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HR SAID TO

ENSURE

COMPREHENSIVE

INPUT ON CONSTRUCTION ISSUES, CAB WOULD MAINTAIN CLOSE CONSULTATION AND CO-ORDINATION WITH RELATED ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND AUTHORITIES.

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IT WILL SERVE AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANISATION CO-ORDINATING SUCH COMMITTEES AND ONE OF ITS FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS WILL BE TO REVIEW THESE COMMITTEES AND ADVISE ON THEIR FUTURE ROLE, POSSIBLY AS SUB- COMMITTEES TO CAB, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

It

THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD IS AS FOLLOWS:

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THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION

ASSOCIATION,

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