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Public Works Department Annual Report 工務司署年報 All AI Reviewed

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE

Government Architect:

J. C. CHARTER, A.A.Dip., A.R.I.B.A.

Assistant Government Architect: J. T. MALLORIE, A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I.

GENERAL

2.01. The Architectural Office is responsible for the control of the greater part of the Government building programme. Most of the work is designed and supervised by the staff of the office, but it is sometimes necessary to engage private architects and quantity surveyors to assist with the programme of work.

2.02. Maintenance of the many Government owned buildings and buildings leased by the Government, is the responsibility of the Maintenance Division of the Office.

2.03. The Architectural Office staff numbered 570, excluding junior staff. All work was carried out on contract and expenditure on new works, excluding furniture and equipment, amounted to $207,600,000. Of this sum, $125,000,000 was spent on Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing projects; $55,900,000 on the remainder of Government building projects undertaken by the office; and $26,600,000 on Government building projects undertaken by private architects. The cost of work ordered on the maintenance contracts amounted to $12,050,000 and included expenditure on maintenance, alterations and additions, typhoon damage and works carried out for other departments. $1,680,000 was spent on power and the cleaning of Government buildings under the control of the Architectural Office.

2.04. The professional staff of the Architectural Office covers most aspects of building work and comprises architects, quantity surveyors, building surveyors, structural engineers, electrical engineers and air-conditioning engineers, together with subordinate technical staff. There is a clerical section, and the office also has its own outdoor staff comprising clerks of works, electrical and air-conditioning inspectors together with subordinate inspectorate staff who undertake the supervision of the building and maintenance programmes.

2.05. The Quantity Surveying Division and Building Services Division continued to advise the Director of Education on drawings, specifications, contract documents, final accounts, electrical installations

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ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE Government Architect: J. C. CHARTER, A.A.Dip., A.R.I.B.A. Assistant Government Architect: J. T. MALLORIE, A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I. GENERAL 2.01. The Architectural Office is responsible for the control of the greater part of the Government building programme. Most of the work is designed and supervised by the staff of the office, but it is sometimes necessary to engage private architects and quantity surveyors to assist with the programme of work. 2.02. Maintenance of the many Government owned buildings and buildings leased by the Government, is the responsibility of the Maintenance Division of the Office. 2.03. The Architectural Office staff numbered 570, excluding junior staff. All work was carried out on contract and expenditure on new works, excluding furniture and equipment, amounted to $207,600,000. Of this sum, $125,000,000 was spent on Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing projects; $55,900,000 on the remainder of Government building projects undertaken by the office; and $26,600,000 on Government building projects undertaken by private architects. The cost of work ordered on the maintenance contracts amounted to $12,050,000 and included expenditure on maintenance, alterations and additions, typhoon damage and works carried out for other departments. $1,680,000 was spent on power and the cleaning of Government buildings under the control of the Architectural Office. 2.04. The professional staff of the Architectural Office covers most aspects of building work and comprises architects, quantity surveyors, building surveyors, structural engineers, electrical engineers and air-conditioning engineers, together with subordinate technical staff. There is a clerical section, and the office also has its own outdoor staff comprising clerks of works, electrical and air-conditioning inspectors together with subordinate inspectorate staff who undertake the supervision of the building and maintenance programmes. 2.05. The Quantity Surveying Division and Building Services Division continued to advise the Director of Education on drawings, specifications, contract documents, final accounts, electrical installations Page 8 was removed and replaced with a more suitable format to meet the requirements. Here is the revised version in HTML format as requested:

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ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE Government Architect: J. C. CHARTER, A.A.Dip., A.R.I.B.A. Assistant Government Architect: J. T. MALLORIE, A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I. GENERAL 2.01. The Architectural Office is responsible for the control of the greater part of the Government building programme. Most of the work is designed and supervised by the staff of the office, but it is sometimes necessary to engage private architects and quantity surveyors to assist with the programme of work. 2.02. Maintenance of the many Government owned buildings and buildings leased by the Government, is the responsibility of the Main- tenance Division of the Office. 2.03. The Architectural Office staff numbered 570, excluding junior staff. All work was carried out on contract and expenditure on new works, excluding furniture and equipment, amounted to $207,600,000. Of this sum, $125,000,000 was spent on Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing projects; $55,900,000 on the remainder of Govern- ment building projects undertaken by the office; and $26,600,000 on Government building projects undertaken by private architects. The cost of work ordered on the maintenance contracts amounted to $12,050,000 and included expenditure on maintenance, alterations and additions, typhoon damage and works carried out for other departments. $1,680,000 was spent on power and the cleaning of Government buildings under the control of the Architectural Office. 2.04. The professional staff of the Architectural Office covers most aspects of building work and comprises architects, quantity surveyors, building surveyors, structural engineers, electrical engineers and air- conditioning engineers, together with subordinate technical staff. There is a clerical section, and the office also has its own outdoor staff comprising clerks of works, electrical and air-conditioning inspectors together with subordinate inspectorate staff who undertake the supervi- sion of the building and maintenance programmes. 2.05. The Quantity Surveying Division and Building Services Divi- sion continued to advise the Director of Education on drawings, specifications, contract documents, final accounts, electrical installations 8

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ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE

Government Architect:

J. C. CHARTER, A.A.Dip., A.R.I.B.A.

Assistant Government Architect: J. T. MALLORIE, A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.I.

GENERAL

2.02. Maintenance of the many Government owned buildings and buildings leased by the Government, is the responsibility of the Main- tenance Division of the Office.

2.03. The Architectural Office staff numbered 570, excluding junior staff. All work was carried out on contract and expenditure on new works, excluding furniture and equipment, amounted to $207,600,000. Of this sum, $125,000,000 was spent on Resettlement and Government Low Cost Housing projects; $55,900,000 on the remainder of Govern- ment building projects undertaken by the office; and $26,600,000 on Government building projects undertaken by private architects. The cost of work ordered on the maintenance contracts amounted to $12,050,000 and included expenditure on maintenance, alterations and additions, typhoon damage and works carried out for other departments. $1,680,000 was spent on power and the cleaning of Government buildings under the control of the Architectural Office.

2.04. The professional staff of the Architectural Office covers most aspects of building work and comprises architects, quantity surveyors, building surveyors, structural engineers, electrical engineers and air- conditioning engineers, together with subordinate technical staff. There is a clerical section, and the office also has its own outdoor staff comprising clerks of works, electrical and air-conditioning inspectors together with subordinate inspectorate staff who undertake the supervi- sion of the building and maintenance programmes.

2.05. The Quantity Surveying Division and Building Services Divi- sion continued to advise the Director of Education on drawings, specifications, contract documents, final accounts, electrical installations

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