ORGANIZATION
1.11. The three spheres of responsibility in the Department continued to be Buildings and Land, Engineering and Water each controlled by a Deputy Director. Nine Sub-departments executed the work done throughout the period of the review.
1.12. However, plans were completed to reorganize the department which will reduce the number of Sub-departments to six. The main idea behind this reorganization is to decentralize wherever possible, thus reducing the size of the Headquarters organization. Day-to-day decisions regarding the actual work in progress are to be made by the Sub-departments which become practically autonomous in this respect. Matters of co-ordination, departmental-level policy and any problems of future development will, of course, remain the responsibility of Headquarters.
STAFF
1.13. The total staff numbered more than 7,500, of whom 407 were professional officers. Occupants of senior posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendixes C, D & E respectively.
TRAINING
1.14. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant-professional staff. Altogether 77 craft apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the waterworks or mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.15. A total of 14 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Public Works to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 2 Apprentice Air-Conditioning Engineers and 2 Apprentice Electrical Engineers were also under training.
1.16. The Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey undertook the training of 44 Surveying Assistants (Land), 15 Surveying Assistants (Engineering), 2 Surveying Assistants (Estate) and 4 Surveying Assistants (Planning).
1.17. During the summer vacation, 4 students from the Engineering Faculty of the University of Hong Kong were attached to various engineering sub-departments for practical training. Four students of the
ORGANIZATION
1.11. The three spheres of responsibility in the Department continued to be Buildings and Land, Engineering and Water each controlled by a Deputy Director. Nine Sub-departments executed the work done throughout the period of the review.
1.12. However, plans were completed to reorganize the department which will reduce the number of Sub-departments to six. The main idea behind this reorganization is to decentralize wherever possible, thus reducing the size of the Headquarters organization. Day-to-day decisions regarding the actual work in progress are to be made by the Sub-departments which become practically autonomous in this respect. Matters of co-ordination, departmental-level policy and any problems. of future development will, of course, remain the responsibility of Headquarters.
STAFF
1.13. The total staff numbered more than 7,500, of whom 407 were professional officers. Occupants of senior posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendixes C, D & E respectively.
TRAINING
1.14. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant-professional staff. Altogether 77 craft apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the waterworks or mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.15. A total of 14 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Public Works to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 2 Apprentice Air-Conditioning Engineers and 2 Apprentice Electrical Engineers were also under training.
1.16. The Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey undertook the training of 44 Surveying Assistants (Land), 15 Surveying Assistants (Engineering), 2 Surveying Assistants (Estate) and 4 Surveying Assist- ants (Planning).
1.17. During the summer vacation, 4 students from the Engineering Faculty of the University of Hong Kong were attached to various engineering sub-departments for practical training. Four students of the
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