1976-1977 — Page 69

CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE

Principal Government Civil Engineer:

S.A. BARDEN, B.Sc. (Eng.) (Hons.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E., M.I.T.E. G.B. O'RORKE, M.A. (Cantab.), C.Eng., F.I.C.E., F.H.K.I.E.

WONG Mang-ki, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., F.I.C.E. (Acting)

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Government Civil Engineer:

FONG Chun-nam, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E. (Acting) NG Teck-sheng, B.Sc. (Eng.), C.Eng., M.I.C.E. (Acting)

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6.01

GENERAL

The Civil Engineering Office is concerned primarily with site formation, marine works including reclamation, stormwater drainage and sewerage, sewage treatment and disposal systems and, jointly with the Electrical & Mechanical Office, with engineering works for refuse disposal. The Office is also responsible for the civil engineering works required for the development of Kai Tak Airport and the Kowloon-Canton Railway as well as some current engineering works in two of the New Towns. In addition, it operates all P.W.D. material-testing laboratories and Government quarries, administers the Sand Monopoly and all contracts for quarrying let out to private concerns and provides liaison to facilitate the development and maintenance of Kai Tak Airport. Consulting engineers are employed to carry out certain projects primarily due to staff shortage, although in a few instances they are employed because the required expertise is not available in the Office.

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Because of the variety of work carried out by the Office, it is divided into divisions on the basis of the type of work done rather than on an district basis. There are five main divisions, namely, Development & Airport, Drainage Works, Port Works, Railway and Consultants Management Divisions. Airport Liaison and Quarries are separate sections, as is the Training Unit.

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Although most works, including maintenance, are carried out by contract, the Office maintains a direct-labour force for the operation of The non- - Government quarries, sewage-treatment works and floating plant.

recurrent expenditure from votes under the control of this Office in 1976/77 amounted to $101.64 M. while $5.25 M. was spent on maintenance, minor improvement works, and storm damage repairs.

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Projects completed or under construction and particulars of site formation schemes are listed in Appendices C, P and Q respectively. A list of projects undertaken by consulting engineers is given at Appendix R, while statistics relating to road and drainage works, Government quarry products and sales of sand are summarized in Appendix S.

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The Office was represented by senior officers on the following interdepartmental committees :-

Committee

Environmental Hygiene Select Committee

of the Urban Council

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Representative(s)

Principal Government Civil Engineer