1.12. During the summer vacation 4 students from the Engineering Faculty of the University of Hong Kong were attached to various engineering sub-departments to gain practical experience, 4 students were attached to the Architectural Office, and 2 electrical and 5 mechanical students were attached to the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
VISITORS DURING THE YEAR
1.13. As in previous years, a party of officers from the Imperial Defence College visited Hong Kong. They were shown around resettlement estates and viewed development in the Kowloon and Kwun Tong areas.
1.14. Mr. TEH Cheang-wan, Chief Architect of the Housing and Development Board, Singapore, with Mr. TAN Sin-eng, Assistant Structural Engineer, called on senior officers of the Department and discussed various aspects of resettlement housing.
1.15. In October Sir Harold CACCIA, formerly British Ambassador to Washington, accompanied by Lady CACCIA and Mr. David CACCIA, observed the Kwun Tong development from a helicopter and later visited a resettlement estate.
1.16. In the course of a two weeks stay during December and January Mr. Robert SHAW, Senior Planning Officer of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, London, toured Kowloon and the New Territories with officers of the Department and later discussed planning problems. Mr. SHAW also lectured on 'Re-development of City Centres' and ‘Design of New Towns'.
1.17. A visit was made during February by Mr. W. I. J. WALLACE, C.M.G., O.B.E., Head of the Far Eastern Department of the Colonial Office. In the course of a helicopter tour he saw the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung and Kwun Tong development areas and the Plover Cove Water Scheme. He also toured the Shek Pik Dam site and visited the new City Hall.
1.18. Mr. P. H. R. MARSHALL, Head of Chancery at the British Embassy, Bangkok, who arrived in March, visited the new development areas, resettlement housing and the Lion Rock reservoir.
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1.12. During the summer vacation 4 students from the Engineering Faculty of the University of Hong Kong were attached to various engineering sub-departments to gain practical experience, 4 students were attached to the Architectural Office, and 2 electrical and 5 mechanical students were attached to the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
VISITORS DURING THE YEAR
1.13. As in previous years, a party of officers from the Imperial Defence College visited Hong Kong. They were shown around resettle- ment estates and viewed development in the Kowloon and Kwun Tong
areas.
1.14. Mr. TEH Cheang-wan, Chief Architect of the Housing and Development Board, Singapore, with Mr. TAN Sin-eng, Assistant Structural Engineer, called on senior officers of the Department and discussed various aspects of resettlement housing.
1.15. In October Sir Harold CACCIA, formerly British Ambassador to Washington, accompanied by Lady CACCIA and Mr. David CACCIA, observed the Kwun Tong development from a helicopter and later visited a resettlement estate.
1.16. In the course of a two weeks stay during December and January Mr. Robert SHAW, Senior Planning Officer of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, London, toured Kowloon and the New Terri- tories with officers of the Department and later discussed planning problems. Mr. SHAW also lectured on 'Re-development of City Centres' and ‘Design of New Towns'.
1.17. A visit was made during February by Mr. W. I. J. WALLACE, C.M.G., O.B.E., Head of the Far Eastern Department of the Colonial Office. In the course of a helicopter tour he saw the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, the Tsuen Wan/Kwai Chung and Kwun Tong development areas and the Plover Cove Water Scheme. He also toured the Shek Pik Dam site and visited the new City Hall.
1.18. Mr. P. H. R. MARSHALL, Head of Chancery at the British Embassy, Bangkok, who arrived in March, visited the new development areas, resettlement housing and the Lion Rock reservoir.
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