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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1994

THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL CONTINUE AT LOK FU TOMORROW, AND AT POPULAR SHOPPING CENTRES AND AN MTR STATION OVER SEVEN WEEKENDS UNTIL AUGUST, IS ORGANISED BY THE WORKS BRANCH AND WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS.

VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SHORT FILMS ON A FULL-SIZE VIDEO WALL ON HOW PUBLIC MONEY IS SPENT ON BUILDING MORE HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, PARKS, ROADS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS.

THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE IMPRESSIVE MODELS OF SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING TSING

MA BRIDGE, DEVELOPMENTS AT THE CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION, THE AWARD-WINNING KOWLOON WALLED CITY PARK, AND THE STRATEGIC SEWAGE DISPOSAL SCHEME IN MINIATURE WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED WHERE THE VENUE PERMITS.

THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO FEATURE DISPLAY PANELS CONTAINING CHARTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS WITH SHORT DESCRIPTIONS ΤΟ EXPLAIN THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE WORKS BRANCH, THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATING OFFICE, AND SEVEN WORKS DEPARTMENTS

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WATER SUPPIES DEPARTMENT.

SECRETARY

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE DEPUTY FOR WORKS, MISS ELAINE CHUNG; WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ROARD CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN KAM-MAN, AND DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALDAN KWOK.

LAW HELPS SETUP OF OWNERS' CORPORATIONS.

THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE HAS ENABLED FLAT OWNERS TO SPEEDILY FORM OWNERS' CORPORATIONS (OC'S) TO OVERSFF THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR BUILDINGS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MISS CHRISTINE CHOW, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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SPEAKING AT THE "BUILDING MANAGEMENT SEMINAR PERSPECTIVE AND PARTICIPATION" MISS CHOW SAID THE ORDINANCE ALSO STIPULATED CLEAR AND DETAILED PROVISIONS ABOUT THE COMPILATION OF EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS AND THE PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES, GOODS AND SERVICES.

SHE STRESSED THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A SOUND LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO ENABLE FLAT OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY STAFF TO THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THEIR DUTIES AND ROLES SO THAT THEY COULD MANAGE THEIR BUILDINGS EFFECTIVELY.

48 ΤΟ THE EXTENSION OF THE LANDS TRIBUNAL'S JURISDICTION TO HANDLE DISPUTES ON BUILDING MANAGEMENT MATTERS, MISS CHOW EXPECTED THAT THIS WOULD TAKE EFFECT AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.

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BELIEVE THIS CHANGE WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO GOOD OF BUILDINGS, SHE SAID.

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