TNAG-1642-FCO40-2289-Public-finance-in-Hong-Kong-Supplementary-Appropriation-(198-1987 — Page 346

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immediate responsibility to do that and I understand, I am not a builder but I understand that as far as concreting is concerned, waterproofing the concrete and other such actions, it can be extremely difficult even for a Clerk of Works to know if every detail has been properly complied with. There has to be a certain degree of trust given to the contractor that he will do what he is supposed to do.

MR CHEONG:

I just heard from Mr Webber

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CHAIRMAN:

Mottram.

MR CHEONG:

Sorry, anyway I just heard from this particular gentleman that the consultant did employ a senior Clerk of Works on site.

MR MOTTRAM:

Not on site, no. We do have within the

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office staff organisation a Senior Clerk of Works. He was incidentally a retired Government Clerk of Works, but we employed him to do general supervision on all of our jobs at that time.

MR CHEONG:

I see.

MR MOTTRAM:

And what he would do, he would just

generally, do a general supervisory job on possibly half a dozen

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MR CHEONG:

So you don't think consultants are required

to supervise the projects that they are consulting upon.

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MR MOTTRAM:

Oh yes we do. We didn't say that.

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MR CHEONG:

That is what this particular gentleman

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MR BURDETT:

No, Sir, with respect, I did not say that

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