Hong Kong government to impart leadership training to senior officials and project leaders to improve standards and efficiency of construction projects
- Government needs to work out policies to increase capacity of construction sector that is expected to get a fillip, development minister writes
- Centre of Excellence for Major Project Leaders will train officials under the guidance of University of Oxford’s Said Business School
The Hong Kong government plans to brush up the standards and efficiency of construction workers as it expects to see a boost in its infrastructure projects in the next few years, with the annual capital works expenditure rising to over HK$100 billion, according to the development minister.
On his official blog on Sunday, Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun also said the annual total construction output would increase to more than HK$300 billion (US$38 million) over the next few years.
This will cover construction of public and private housing, implementation of hospital development and redevelopment projects, and development and expansion of new towns and new development areas.
Wong wrote: “We shall need to work out policies and measures to increase the capacity of construction sector, as well as to enhance the standard and efficiency of works supervision, including promotion of digitalised supervision system.”
“We shall also upgrade the Project Cost Management Office and form a Project Strategy and Governance Office for implementing strategic measures and enhancing capabilities in cost surveillance and project governance.”
