Division will expand rapidly particularly if it is found necessary to carry out the work on behalf of the owners under the provisions of Section 28 of the Buildings Ordinance. Some indication of the problem can be gathered from an example of defective drainage discovered in a large multi-owned building in North Point where the Division has just given instructions to the Government Contractor to carry out drainage repairs which are expected to cost at least $75,000. This sum will be recovered from the 188 co-owners on completion of the work, an onerous task in itself.
5.26. The Division is responsible for the issue of Redevelopment Notices and Redevelopment Orders under the Demolished Buildings (Redevelopment of Sites) Ordinance, the numbers issued being 141 Notices and 82 Orders.
5.27. The Division continued to deal on behalf of the Crown Lands and Survey Office with the maintenance of buildings reverted to the Crown and the value of works ordered amounted to about $140,500, an increase of 30% over the preceding year.
5.28. The Division was again called upon to assist other sub-departments in arranging whole or partial demolitions and alterations to buildings arising from road improvement schemes.
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
5.29. The revival within the building industry placed a heavy burden on the Office, which continued to be below strength. Increased efforts were made both locally and overseas to fill the vacancies in the Office and, although several officers were recruited, the overall results were discouraging. In the professional grade, one Building Surveyor was recruited overseas whilst one Building Surveyor resigned to enter into private practice.
5.30. The Professional Training Board of the office continued to advise and instruct trainee building surveyors in their preparation for the examinations of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. This included attendance at a sandwich course run by the Hong Kong Technical College augmented by a small scheme of selective training in addition to their day-to-day training within the Office. Five trainees
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Division will expand rapidly particularly if it is found necessary to carry out the work on behalf of the owners under the provisions of Section 28 of the Buildings Ordinance. Some indication of the problem can be gathered from an example of defective drainage discovered in a large multi-owned building in North Point where the Division has just given instructions to the Government Contractor to carry out drainage repairs which are expected to cost at least $75,000. This sum will be recovered from the 188 co-owners on completion of the work, an onerous task in itself.
5.26. The Division is responsible for the issue of Redevelopment Notices and Redevelopment Orders under the Demolished Buildings (Redevelopment of Sites) Ordinance, the numbers issued being 141 Notices and 82 Orders.
5.27. The Division continued to deal on behalf of the Crown Lands and Survey Office with the maintenance of buildings reverted to the Crown and the value of works ordered amounted to about $140,500, an increase of 30% over the preceding year.
5.28. The Divisions was again called upon to assist other sub- departments in arranging whole or partial demolitions and alterations to buildings arising from road improvement schemes.
Staff
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
5.29. The revival within the building industry placed a heavy burden on the Office, which continued to be below strength. Increased efforts were made both locally and overseas to fill the vacancies in the Office and, although several officers were recruited, the overall results were discouraging. In the professional grade, one Building Surveyor was recruited overseas whilst one Building Surveyor resigned to enter into private practice.
Training
5.30. The Professional Training Board of the office continued to advise and instruct trainee building surveyors in their preparation for the examinations of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. This included attendance at a sandwich course run by the Hong Kong Technical College augmented by a small scheme of selective training in addition to their day-to-day training within the Office. Five trainees
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