A.H. WILKINS, B.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., F.I.C.E., F.E.D.I., F.C.I.T., M.I.T.E.
General
(Acting)
Government Mass Transit Engineer:
S.A. BARDEN, B.Sc.(Eng.) (Hons.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.T.E.
13.01 The Mass Transit Department is responsible for all aspects of the Mass Transit Railway that affect, or are affected by, Government policies and their implementation. The most significant of these is the co-ordination of Government activities and public works that are directly associated with the project and the examination of all public and private development affected by the scheme to ensure that no conflict exists with the programme for the planning, construction and operation of the railway.
13.02 Prior to January 1975, the Mass Transit Department was responsible for all matters concerning the railway, particularly directing and co-ordinating the activities of the Consulting Engineers, examining and evaluating their work and conducting the negotiations of the engineering aspects of the project with the Consortia generally, and the Japanese Consortium in particular.
13.03 Following the arrival of senior staff, control formerly exercised by the Consulting Engineers was transferred to the Mass Transit Railway Provisional Authority. In addition, the responsibility for issuing and processing tenders for the scheme under the multi-contract system, which replaced the negotiated contract with the Consortium, was also made the responsibility of the Mass Transit Railway Provisional Authority. The Mass Transit Department continued vetting all tender documents and associated procedures to ensure the preservation of Government's interests and the satisfactory programming of related activities, particularly in respect of the clearance and acquisition of land required to build the railway.
13.04
The Mass Transit Department has a staff of 31 officers occupying 19 different grades.
Contract Negotiations
13.05 The issue to the four consortia of outline design drawings and performance specifications for that part of the railway known as the 'Initial System' was completed by November 1974. Documents included the General Specification, 4 volumes of Civil Engineering Specifications, 60 volumes of Particular Specifications relating to each section of the railway and 11 volumes of Technical Specifications covering electrical and mechanical requirements. Concurrent with the issue of these documents, discussions took place between the Provisional Authority and members of the Japanese Consortium in both Tokyo and Hong Kong to establish a mutually acceptable design and specification for the railway.
A.H. WILKINS, B.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., F.I.C.E., F.E.D.I., F.C.I.T., M.I.T.E.
General
(Acting)
Government Mass Transit Engineer:
S.A. BARDEN, B.Sc.(Eng.) (Hons.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.T.E.
13.01 The Mass Transit Department is responsible for all aspects of the Mass Transit Railway that affect, or are affected by, Government policies and their implementation. The most significant of these is the co-ordination of Government activities and public works that are directly associated with the project and the examination of all public and private development affected by the scheme to ensure that no conflict exists with the programme for the planning, construction and operation of the railway.
13.02 Prior to January 1975, the Mass Transit Department was responsible for all matters concerning the railway, particularly directing and co-ordinating the activities of the Consulting Engineers, examining and evaluating their work and conducting the negotiations of the engineering aspects of the project with the Consortia generally, and the Japanese Consortium in particular.
13.03 Following the arrival of senior staff, control formerly exercised by the Consulting Engineers was transferred to the Mass Transit Railway Provisional Authority. In addition, the responsibility for issuing and processing tenders for the scheme under the multi-contract system, which replaced the negotiated contract with the Consortium, was also made the responsibility of the Mass Transit Railway Provisional Authority. The Mass Transit Department continued vetting all tender documents and associated procedures to ensure the pre- servation of Government's interests and the satisfactory programming of related activities, particularly in respect of the clearance and acquisition of land required to build the railway.
13.04
The Mass Transit Department has a staff of 31 officers occupying 19 different grades.
Contract Negotiations
13.05 The issue to the four consortia of outline design drawings and performance specifications for that part of the railway known as the 'Initial System' was completed by November 1974. Documents included the General Specification, 4 volumes of Civil Engineering Specifications, 60 volumes of Particular Specifications relating to each section of the railway and 11 volumes of Technical Specifications covering electrical and mechanical require- ments. Concurrent with the issue of these documents, discussions took place between the Provisional Authority and members of the Japanese Consortium in both Tokyo and Hong Kong to establish a mutually acceptable design and specification for the railway.
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