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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1994

SUCH

HE RECEIVES EXERCISES, EXPERIENCE AND RAISES

MEETINGS, IN THE COURSE OF ATTENDING DEPARTMENTAL BRIEFINGS ON HOW THEY PROPOSE TO TACKLE SUCH OFFERS GUIDANCE AND ADVICE AS A VEHICLE OF QUERIES OR ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION.

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS ATTENDED TOTAL OF 358 SUCH SESSIONS.

THE CHAIRMAN ALSO EXERCISED AUTHORITY DELEGATED MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON MORE THAN 3,000 OCCASIONS.

A

ΤΟ HIM BY

AT FORMAL MR CHAN SAID POLICY ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED SERVICE COMMISSION MEETINGS, ATTENDED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE SERVICE AND HIS SENIOR STAFF.

PUBLIC CIVIL

YEARS.

THERE WERE 12 SUCH FORMAL MEETINGS OVER THE PAST THREE THESE WERE SUPPLEMENTED BY MANY INFORMAL, MEETINGS CONVENED AS AND WHEN NECESSARY.

"THE COMMISSION HAS ENDEAVOURED TO STRIKE A

FILES AND OF CASE BETWEEN

PROCESSING EXPEDITIOUS METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL TO ENSURE THOROUGHNESS,

זי

SENSIBLE BALANCE

PRUDENT HE SAID.

AND

ATTEMPTS

ARE

HE

IN THE EVENT OF CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES ARISING, MADE TO RESOLVE MATTERS QUICKLY BY DISCUSSION AT A SENIOR LEVEL, SAID.

THE SECRETARY

WAS ONE THAT

THAT THE COMMISSION EMPHASISED CARRIED AN ENORMOUS WORKLOAD BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF ITS FUNCTIONS.

3,300 APPOINTMENT AND CIVIL SERVICE

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, MORE THAN PROMOTION EXERCISES WERE COMPLETED FOR THE FILLING OF POSTS WITHIN THE STATUTORY REMIT OF THE COMMISSION.

0

BETTER CONTROL OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS

*

(AMENDMENT) THE LIFTS AND ESCALATORS (SAFETY) WHICH STRENGTHENS AND RATIONALISES THE

CONTROL OF

(FRIDAY).

LIFTS

AND ESCALATORS

ORDINANCE 1993

WILL

STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE

BECOME

TOMORROW EFFECTIVE

THE

ORDINANCE,

THE

DIRECTOR

OF

UNDER THE NEW PROVISIONS OF

AUTHORITY ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES (DEMS) WOULD BE THE SOLE

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION FOR THE STATUTORY CONTROLS OVER THE AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS.

OF THE

ELETRICAL

THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S LEGISLATION ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, JOHN CHAN, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY.

AND

MR

HOWEVER,

MR

CHAN

NOTED THAT

AND ESCALATORS

THE REQUIREMENTS

ΤΟ THE RELATING

FOR

THE

FABRIC

AND

THE

INSTALLATION OF LIFTS

SAFETY OF BUILDINGS WOULD REMAIN IN THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE BUILDING AUTHORITY.

/"TO STRENGTHEN

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