5.30 At the same time a Senior Building Surveyor was seconded from the Buildings Ordinance Office to Crown Lands and Survey Office to assist with preparation and administration of a new contract for the clearance and preparation of Crown Land under the Crown Land Ordinance 1972. This officer is associated with the Works Division and took over the work and staff previously within the Dangerous Buildings Division dealing with maintenance of buildings under the control of the Property Management Division of Crown Lands and Survey Office and done under the Buildings Ordinance Office Works Contract.
5.31 The Works Division also became responsible for demolition, under contract, of buildings acquired for urban renewal within the Pilot Scheme, including the shoring and maintenance of stability of adjoining buildings.
5.32 The Division was also called upon to furnish estimates for demolition of buildings and removal of balconies in connection with proposed elevated roadways.
5.33 At the time the Division was formed 65 Work Orders under the Buildings Ordinance Office contract were in hand and a further total of 107 were issued up to 31st March, 1973. The total expenditure under this contract during the year was in the region of $1,150,000.
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
5.34 The Office continued to be below strength, particularly at the Building Surveyor and the Structural Engineer levels. Every effort was made to recruit professional Building Surveying and Structural Engineering staff both locally and abroad.
5.35 The Technical Training Board continued to guide and train the Surveying Assistants (Building) Class III. A programme of lectures and site visits was again instituted to prepare the trainees for the upgrading examination conducted by the Board. Of the twelve candidates in the Examination, five were successful and recommended for promotion to Class II on completion of their normal four-year trial period.
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5.30 At the same time a Senior Building Surveyor was seconded from the Buildings Ordinance Office to Crown Lands and Survey Office to assist with preparation and administration of a new contract for the clearance and preparation of Crown Land under the Crown Land Ordinance 1972. This officer is associated with the Works Division and took over the work and staff previously within the Dangerous Buildings Division dealing with maintenance of buildings under the control of the Property Management Division of Crown Lands and Survey Office and done under the Buildings Ordinance Office Works Contract.
5.31 The Works Division also became responsible for demolition, under contract, of buildings acquired for urban renewal within the Pilot Scheme, including the shoring and maintenance of stability of adjoining buildings.
5.32 The Division was also called upon to furnish estimates for demolition of buildings and removal of balconies in connection with proposed elevated roadways.
5.33 At the time the Division was formed 65 Work Orders under the Buildings Ordinance Office contract were in hand and a further total of 107 were issued up to 31st March, 1973. The total expenditure under this contract during the year was in the region of $1,150,000.
Staff
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
5.34 The Office continued to be below strength, particularly at the Building Surveyor and the Structural Engineer levels. Every effort was made to recruit professional Building Surveying and Structural En- gineering staff both locally and abroad.
Training
5.35 The Technical Training Board continued to guide and train the Surveying Assistants (Building) Class III. A programme of lectures and site visits was again instituted to prepare the trainees for the upgrading examination conducted by the Board. Of the twelve candi- dates in the Examination, five were successful and recommended for promotion to Class II on completion of their normal four-year trial period.
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