Their activities in this respect will be found in the appropriate chapters of this Report. Responsibility for this work was previously that of H.B.M. Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and the staff of the Department has been increased by the addition to its ranks of most of the local employees of the M.P.B.W.
# ORGANIZATION
1.19. The pattern of the Department's work and organization is largely dictated by the problems associated with nearly four million people living within a small area of land, much of which is in the process of redevelopment to a very high density, coupled with the need to open up and service new land for immediate, as well as future, development.
1.20. The main spheres of departmental responsibility are:
Building.
Engineering.
Land.
Water.
The design and construction of Government buildings and the control of private development.
Port Works, Roads, Drainage, Land Development, Traffic Engineering and Electrical/Mechanical.
The disposal of Crown Land, Survey and Town Planning.
Design, Construction and Distribution.
1.21. An organization chart, showing the division of the Department into Headquarters and six sub-departments is on page viii. The object of the organization is to decentralize wherever possible and day-to-day decisions on virtually all matters, other than departmental policy and the programming of future projects, are taken by sub-departments. Headquarters concerns itself with departmental policy, future works programmes and co-ordination of the often conflicting needs of sub-departments. To provide this co-ordination weekly meetings are held at which Headquarters and sub-departmental representatives consider matters affecting land and development, while similarly staffed meetings to review departmental policy are held at monthly intervals. There is also very close contact between Headquarters and the Colonial Secretariat.
# STAFF
1.22. The total staff numbered more than 10,000, of whom 601 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 A, B and C respectively.
their activities in this respect will be found in the appropriate chapters of this Report. Responsibility for this work was previously that of H.B.M. Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and the staff of the Department has been increased by the addition to its ranks of most of the local employ- ees of the M.P.B.W.
ORGANIZATION
1.19. The pattern of the Department's work and organization is largely dictated by the problems associated with nearly four million people living within a small area of land, much of which is in the process of redevelopment to a very high density, coupled with the need to open up and service new land for immediate, as well as future, development.
1.20. The main spheres of departmental responsibility are:
Building.
Engineering.
Land.
Water.
The design and construction of Government buildings and the control of private development.
Port Works, Roads, Drainage, Land Development, Traffic Engineering and Electrical/Mechanical. The disposal of Crown Land, Survey and Town Planning.
Design, Construction and Distribution.
1.21. An organization chart, showing the division of the Department into Headquarters and six sub-departments is on page viii. The object of the organization is to decentralize wherever possible and day to day decisions on virtually all matters, other than departmental policy and the programming of future projects, are taken by sub-departments. Head- quarters concerns itself with departmental policy, future works pro- grammes and co-ordination of the often conflicting needs of sub- departments. To provide this co-ordination weekly meetings are held at which Headquarters and sub-departmental representatives consider mat- ters affecting land and development, while similarly staffed meetings to review departmental policy are held at monthly intervals. There is also very close contact between Headquarters and the Colonial Secretariat.
STAFF
1.22. The total staff numbered more than 10,000, of whom 601 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 A, B and C respectively.
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