and maintain good relations between authorized architects and the staff of the Buildings Ordinance Office.
3.05. No serious typhoon occurred during the year and the emergency organization, run in conjunction with the Police, was called into operation only in connexion with the disastrous June rainstorm, with its calamitous effect on property, particularly on Hong Kong Island. This event required a sustained effort by staff of all divisions to assess and report on the damage caused and the action to be taken to prevent further collapses and possible loss of life.
Hong Kong Division
Chief Building Surveyor:
G. L. LOWMAN, A.R.I.C.S.
GENERAL DIVISIONS
Kowloon Division
Chief Building Surveyor: R. A. WATTERS, F.R.I.C.S.
New Territories Division
Chief Building Surveyor: S. C. CHEN, A.M.I.Struct.E.
3.06. The functions of the three general divisions continued to be the scrutiny and checking of all proposals for private building works; the granting of consent to commence work; supervisory inspections during construction; and the issue of occupation permits at completion.
3.07. The general slowing down in proposals for new building development, commented on in last year's report, continued through the period under review, and a fall of 34.6% in the number of approval permits issued was recorded. Nevertheless, 6,703 such permits were issued, indicating that the building industry is by no means at a standstill.
3.08. 959 occupation permits were issued, including 113 for buildings exclusively for domestic use and 597 for combined domestic/non-domestic use. 29,750 units of domestic accommodation were completed by private developers during the year, compared with 31,709 in 1965-66.
3.09. The capital cost of completed building works for the year was $963,000,000. This represents a decrease of only 10.9% compared with $1,078,000,000 for 1965-66 and the effect of the current slowing down in development has yet to become apparent with regard to completed buildings.
3.10. There was continued liaison with the Fire Services, Police and other Government Departments in need of specialist advice. Structural and planning advice in connexion with licensing procedures for various types of user in private buildings was also given when requested.
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and maintain good relations between authorized architects and the staff of the Buildings Ordinance Office.
3.05. No serious typhoon occurred during the year and the emer- gency organization, run in conjunction with the Police, was called into operation only in connexion with the disastrous June rainstorm, with its calamitous effect on property, particularly on Hong Kong Island. This event required a sustained effort by staff of all divisions to assess and report on the damage caused and the action to be taken to prevent further collapses and possible loss of life.
Hong Kong Division
Chief Building Surveyor:
G. L. LOWMAN, A.R.I.C.S.
GENERAL DIVISIONS
Kowloon Division
Chief Building Surveyor: R. A. WATTERS, F.R.I.C.S.
New Territories Division Chief Building Surveyor: S. C. CHEN, A.M.I.Struct.E.
3.06. The functions of the three general divisions continued to be the scrutiny and checking of all proposals for private building works; the granting of consent to commence work; supervisory inspections during construction; and the issue of occupation permits at completion.
3.07. The general slowing down in proposals for new building development, commented on in last year's report, continued through the period under review, and a fall of 34.6% in the number of approval permits issued was recorded. Nevertheless, 6,703 such permits were issued, indicating that the building industry is by no means at a standstill.
3.08. 959 occupation permits were issued, including 113 for build- ings exclusively for domestic use and 597 for combined domestic/non- domestic use. 29,750 units of domestic accommodation were completed by private developers during the year, compared with 31,709 in 1965-66.
3.09. The capital cost of completed building works for the year was $963,000,000. This represents a decrease of only 10.9% compared with $1,078,000,000 for 1965-66 and the effect of the current slowing down in development has yet to become apparent with regard to completed buildings.
3.10. There was continued liaison with the Fire Services, Police and other Government Departments in need of specialist advice. Structural and planning advice in connexion with licensing procedures for various types of user in private buildings was also given when requested.
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