The Secretary for Development, Mr Wong Wai-lun, revealed in the blog that the future volume of the project will be heavy
The annual expenditure on the capital works is expected to increase to over $100 billion. The annual construction volume of the overall construction industry will increase to over $300 billion, including the construction of public and private Housing, hospital development and reconstruction plans, development and expansion of new towns, and new development areas.
Huang Weilun also said that in addition to the heavy engineering volume, the government is also facing the challenges of high construction costs and aging workers in the construction industry. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate and promote relevant strategies to enhance the carrying capacity of the construction industry, including the promotion of digitalization of the engineering supervision system. And improve the supervision level and efficiency of public works engineering.
The first two batches of civil servants went to Oxford for training
The blog also mentioned that Huang Weilun invited the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Lin Shixiong to introduce the purpose and content of the establishment of the Elite College. The Development Bureau set up a college on the 22nd of last month to train public officials to be more innovative and keep abreast of the times. Leadership skills, promotion of public works projects.
The Financial Secretary, Mr. Chen Maobo, who attended the inauguration ceremony on the same day, said that the elite college is a major investment in the future human resources of the government and is expected to train leaders of future engineering projects in Hong Kong.
In addition, the Administration has cooperated with the University of Oxford to promote the main project leadership plan
In the next three years, it will provide about 150 senior government leaders and senior industry leaders in public works, and provide the first two batches of civil servants. Trained at Oxford University in mid-August and September.