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ANNEX A

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORT

Public Works Department

(Staff 14,000)

Director of Public Works: Hon DW McDonald CMG JP

Responsible for:

Design, construction and maintenance of government buildings and the control of private development.

D. Civil engineering, highway construction and traffic engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering and railway engineering:

C.

Port works.

d. Land surveying, town planning, acquisition and disposal of land.

Water supply.

Environment Branch

(Staff 30)

Secretary for the Environment: Hon D J C Jones CMG JP

A policy making and co-ordinating body within the Government Secretariat responsible for pollution control, countryside conservation, urban services, land development, land

administration and transport matters.

Transport Department

(Staff 764)

Commissioner for Transport: A T Armstrong-Wright JP

Responsible for licensing of vehicles and drivers, management of car parking facilities, planning and co-ordinating public transport services and tunnel management.