The "Policy Address" released last year put forward a series of development blueprints, including the development of the northern metropolitan area, increasing the supply of land and housing, etc. Some Legislative Council members are concerned about how the authorities will carry out relevant infrastructure projects to prevent the engineering and construction industry from "starving to death at one time and dying at another time." "condition.
The Secretary for Development, Wong Wai-lun, replied that it is expected that the government and private market capital works expenditure will increase to the level of 300 billion yuan per year in the future, and will cooperate with the construction industry association to train more new blood for the industries with high demand; also plans to streamline and Speed up statutory procedures such as planning applications and land resumption, consult the Legislative Council on relevant specific proposals, and strive to propose an amendment bill within this year.
The Secretary for Development, Mr Wong Wai-lun, predicts that the government and private market capital works expenditure will increase to the level of 300 billion yuan per year in the next few years.
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Wong Wai Lun said that the Development Bureau established the "Steering Group for Streamlining Development Control" in 2018. In 2020, the scope of the steering group's terms of reference will be further expanded to include approval departments other than planning and land affairs, and a more comprehensive review of the development approval process is being conducted. Statutory procedures such as planning application, road gazette, land resumption, etc., include streamlining and shortening procedures, avoiding duplication of procedures of similar nature, synchronizing procedures that can be handled simultaneously, and rationalizing some outdated and unclear arrangements. Ji consulted the Legislative Council on specific proposals and strived to introduce an amendment bill to the Legislative Council within this year.
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The manpower needs in the next 5 to 10 years are being reviewed
Huang said that the Construction Industry Council used to focus on the manpower situation of front-line workers or technicians, and is now conducting an estimate of manpower requirements including professionals, examining the manpower requirements in the next 5 to 10 years, and expecting results in the third quarter of this year or before; We will cooperate with the council to train more new blood for the types of jobs that are in high demand, assist the current semi-skilled workers to upgrade their skills into skilled workers, and expand the industry promotion ladder, so as to attract and retain talents.
He pointed out that relevant projects will be carried out in a timely and orderly manner through proper planning. He also pointed out that the expenditure on capital works has maintained an annual level of 70 billion to 80 billion yuan in the past few years. In the private market, it is expected that the overall construction volume of the construction industry will increase to the level of 300 billion yuan per year.
He said that he would continue to pay attention to the supply and demand of manpower in the construction industry, and adopt technology and innovative technologies to further enhance the productivity and carrying capacity of the construction industry.
For example, he said that the number of projects using the "Assembly" construction method has increased to 70. In the future, at least 20,000 public housing units will adopt the technology, which will help further reduce the price of assembled units.
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