quarters and the Colonial Secretariat. To provide the necessary co-ordination weekly meetings are held between Headquarters and sub-departments to consider matters affecting land and development, with monthly meetings to review departmental policy.
1.16. One of the main advantages of Hong Kong's compactness is the comparative ease with which P.W.D. Headquarters can keep in touch not only with all sub-departments of the P.W.D. but also with Government departments and public bodies. As the Colony grows the responsibilities of the Department increase correspondingly and more and more time of senior Headquarters officers is spent at meetings.
1.17. The Director of Public Works besides being a member of Legislative Council and Finance Committee is an ex-officio member of the Urban Council, Chairman of the Town Planning Board, Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and a member of the Port Committee, Housing Board, Transport Advisory Committee, Public Works Sub-Committee of Finance Committee and the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Board of Management.
1.18. The Director of Engineering Development is a member of the Town Planning Board, the Traffic, Roads and Parking Sub-Committee of the Transport Advisory Committee, the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee of the Urban Council and the Land Development Planning Committee.
1.19. The Director of Building Development is a member of the Markets Select Committee of the Urban Council, the Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee of the Urban Council, the Resettlement Management Select Committee of the Urban Council, the Authorized Architects Liaison Committee, the Town Planning Board and the Land Development Planning Committee.
STAFF
1.20. The total staff numbered more than 9,100 of whom 595 were professional or assistant professional officers. Occupants of superscale posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices X, G and F respectively.
1.21. During the year the following senior officers left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. K. B. BAKER, Chief Mechanical Engineer, on 30th April, 1966.
Mr. J. T. MALLORIE, Assistant Government Architect, on 12th August, 1966.
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quarters and the Colonial Secretariat. To provide the necessary co- ordination weekly meetings are held between Headquarters and sub- departments to consider matters affecting land and development, with monthly meetings to review departmental policy.
1.16. One of the main advantages of Hong Kong's compactness is the comparative ease with which P.W.D. Headquarters can keep in touch not only with all sub-departments of the P.W.D. but also with Government departments and public bodies. As the Colony grows the responsibilities of the Department increase correspondingly and more and more time of senior Headquarters officers is spent at meetings.
1.17. The Director of Public Works besides being a member of Legislative Council and Finance Committee is an ex-officio member of the Urban Council, Chairman of the Town Planning Board, Vice- Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and a member of the Port Committee, Housing Board, Transport Advisory Committee, Public Works Sub-Committee of Finance Committee and the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Board of Management.
1.18. The Director of Engineering Development is a member of the Town Planning Board, the Traffic, Roads and Parking Sub-Committee of the Transport Advisory Committee, the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee of the Urban Council and the Land Development Planning Committee.
1.19. The Director of Building Development is a member of the Markets Select Committee of the Urban Council, the Parks, Recreation and Amenities Select Committee of the Urban Council, the Resettlement Management Select Committee of the Urban Council, the Authorized Architects Liaison Committee, the Town Planning Board and the Land Development Planning Committee.
STAFF
1.20. The total staff numbered more than 9,100 of whom 595 were professional or assistant professional officers. Occupants of superscale posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices X, G and F respectively.
1.21. During the year the following senior officers left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. K. B. BAKER, Chief Mechanical Engineer, on 30th April, 1966.
Mr. J. T. MALLORIE, Assistant Government Architect, on 12th August, 1966.
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