A Practical Approach to Conditions of Contract for Civil Engineering Works

Foreword by Ir Dr the Honourable Raymond Chung-tai HO 
Preface 
Acknowledgements 
Introduction 

Clause 1 Definitions and Interpretation 
條款1 定義及解釋 
Clause 2 Duties and Powers of the Engineer and the Engineer’s Representative 
條款2 「工程師」及「工程師代表」的職責與權力 
Clause 5 Documents Mutually Explanatory 
條款5 文件的互相解釋 
Clause 6 Provision of Drawings and Specification 
條款6 「圖則」與「規格」之供應 
Clause 7 Drawings Provided by the Contractor for the Works 
條款7 「承建商」為「本工程」供應的「圖則」 
Clause 8 Information Not to be Divulged 
條款8 不可洩露資料 
Clause 13 Inspection of the Site 
條款13 視察「工地」 
Clause 14 Sufficiency of Tender 
條款14 充分滿意的「標書」 
Clause 15 Works to be to the Satisfaction of the Engineer 
條款15 「本工程」須達至「工程師」滿意的程度 Clause 16 Programme to be Furnished 
條款16 提交施工計劃 
Clause 17 Contractor’s Superintendence 
條款17 「承建商」的監督 
Clause 18 Contractor’s Employees 
條款18 「承建商」的僱員 
Clause 20 Safety and Security of the Works 
條款20 「本工程」的安全及保護 
Clause 21 Care of the Works 
條款21 對「本工程」的照顧 
Clause 22 Damage to Persons and Property 
條款22 對人及財產的損害 
Clause 23 Design Responsibility 
條款23 設計的責任 
Clause 25 Remedy on Failure to Insure 
條款25 對不投購保險的補救 
Clause 26 Accident or Injury to Workers 
條款26 工人的意外或損傷 
Clause 30 Compliance with Enactments and Regulations 
條款30 遵從法例條文及規例 
Clause 46 Removal of Unsatisfactory Material and Work 
條款46 移走不合意的物料及工程 
Clause 47 Commencement of the Works 
條款47 「本工程」的開始 
Clause 48 Possession of the Site 
條款48 「工地」的管用 
Clause 50 Extension of Time for Completion 
條款50 延長竣工限期 
Clause 51 Rate of Progress 
條款51 進展 
Clause 52 Liquidated Damages for Delay 
條款52 對「本工程」延遲的算定賠償 
Clause 53 Completion of the Works 
條款53 「本工程」的完成 
Clause 54 Suspension of the Works 
條款54 「本工程」的擱置 
Clause 55 Suspension Lasting More than 90 Days 
條款55 工程擱置超過90天 
Clause 56 Execution of Work of Repair 
條款56 修理工程的實施 
Clause 58 Investigating Defects 
條款58 調查缺陷 
Clause 59 Bills of Quantities and Measurement 
條款59 「工程量清單」及計量 
Clause 60 Variations 
條款60 變更命令 
Clause 61 Valuing Variations 
條款61 對變更釐定價值 
Clause 62 Daywork 
條款62 日工 
Clause 63 Disturbance to the Progress of the Works 
條款63 「本工程」進展受阻礙 
Clause 64 Notice of Claims 
條款64 索償通知 
Clause 68 Accounting of Provisional and Contingency Sums 
條款68 「備用金額」及「應變金額」的計算 
Clause 71 Vesting of Constructional Plant and Temporary Buildings 
條款71 「施工設備」及「臨時建築物」的擁有權 
Clause 72 Vesting of Materials 
條款72 物料的擁有權 
Clause 78 Contractor’s Interim Statements 
條款78 「承建商」的中期報表 
Clause 79 Interim and Final Payments, Retention Money and Interest 
條款79 中期及末期付款、保留金及利息 
Clause 80 Maintenance Certificate 
條款80 保養證明書 
Clause 81 Determination of the Contractor’s Employment 
條款81 終止僱用「承建商」 
Clause 82 Work by Person Other than the Contractor 
條款82 由「承建商」以外人士施行工程 
Clause 83 Recovery of Money Due to the Employer 
條款83 追討須支付「僱主」的款項 
Clause 86 Settlement of Disputes 
條款86 紏紛的解決 
Clause 88 Default of the Employer 
條款88 「僱主」的失責 

Suggested Answers to Questions 
Table of Cases and Ordinances Quoted 
Index of Cases/Sub-clauses 
Bibliography

The author, Ir David Y K LEUNG, is a Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator.  He has worked in the consultants and in the Government of HKSAR for more than 30 years and has spent most of his time in administering Civil Engineering contracts, particularly the last ten years in the Government as Contract Adviser for major highway projects. Then he has undergone two years legal training in a solicitor firm and has been admitted as a solicitor of High Court of HKSAR. He is now working as a Dispute Resolutiuon Adviser for several major Government contracts such as Tuen Mun Road Widening and Central Wanchai Bypass. He has also been a part time lecturer in Construction Industry Council and HKU Space and has been giving talks in seminars in the Conditions of Contract to many engineers and surveyors.