BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
Government Building Surveyor: P. V. SHAWE, F.R.I.C.S., M.R.S.H. Assistant Government Building Surveyor: E. H. ROWLEY, F.R.I.C.S.
GENERAL
3.01. The Office is divided into four divisions. Three of these are general divisions dealing territorially with Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories together with New Kowloon. The remaining division, expanded during the year, deals with dangerous buildings. All four divisions operate under a Chief Building Surveyor.
3.02. With the advent of new legislation the duties and responsibilities of the Office have been further extended and a new post of Assistant Government Building Surveyor was created. His duties are primarily to be responsible for day-to-day administration, management and co-ordination of the whole of the sub-department, leaving the Government Building Surveyor free to devote his time to major issues of legislation and policy.
3.03. The number of cases of unauthorized building works brought to the attention of the Office has steadily increased throughout the years since the War. In cases of resultant structural instability, reduction of approved fire escape facilities and in other special cases depending on the circumstances, action has been taken by the appropriate Division as part of its day-to-day work. In addition other unauthorized building works have been dealt with by the Crown Lands & Survey Office or other Government departments as required. During the year, in order to relieve pressure on the divisions, approval was given and preliminary organizational studies were put in hand for the formation of a separate section to deal with all those aspects of unauthorized building works which have resulted in contravention of the Buildings Ordinance in one form or another.
3.04. The emergency organization run by the Office in conjunction with the Police, which comes into operation during typhoons and heavy rainstorms, was reviewed and placed upon a more practical and reliable basis. Professional staff are now posted to Police divisional and headquarters control rooms in order to be readily available when called upon to visit the sites of buildings rendered suddenly dangerous in order to give structural advice to the Police and Fire Services Department.
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BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE
Government Building Surveyor: P. V. SHAWE, F.R.I.C.S., M.R.S.H. Assistant Government Building Surveyor: E. H. ROWLEY, F.R.I.C.S.
GENERAL
3.01. The Office is divided into four divisions. Three of these are general divisions dealing territorially with Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories together with New Kowloon. The remaining division, expanded during the year, deals with dangerous buildings. All four divisions operate under a Chief Building Surveyor.
3.02. With the advent of new legislation the duties and respon- sibilities of the Office have been further extended and a new post of Assistant Government Building Surveyor was created. His duties are primarily to be responsible for day-to-day administration, management and co-ordination of the whole of the sub-department, leaving the Government Building Surveyor free to devote his time to major issues of legislation and policy.
3.03. The number of cases of unauthorized building works brought to the attention of the Office has steadily increased throughout the years since the War. In cases of resultant structural instability, reduction of approved fire escape facilities and in other special cases depending on the circumstances, action has been taken by the appropriate Division as part of its day-to-day work. In addition other unauthorized building works have been dealt with by the Crown Lands & Survey Office or other Government departments as required. During the year, in order to relieve pressure on the divisions, approval was given and preliminary organizational studies were put in hand for the formation of a separate section to deal with all those aspects of unauthorized building works which have resulted in contravention of the Buildings Ordinance in one form or another.
3.04. The emergency organization run by the Office in conjunction with the Police, which comes into operation during typhoons and heavy rainstorms, was reviewed and placed upon a more practical and reliable basis. Professional staff are now posted to Police divisional and head- quarters control rooms in order to be readily available when called upon to visit the sites of buildings rendered suddenly dangerous in order to give structural advice to the Police and Fire Services Depart-
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