The District Divisions also provide an emergency response service in relation to landslide incidents and advice on the clearance of squatter structures on slope safety grounds. In exercising geotechnical control over private sector projects, we operate through the statutory powers of the Buildings Department to approve design submissions made by a developer's agent or an owner's agent before construction proceeds. In particular, the District Divisions audit the site formation works, landslip prevention and mitigation works, deep excavations, tunnelling works, caverns and foundation works in areas with cavernous marble or complex geological conditions that are designed and constructed by the private sector, public authorities and government departments.

The scope of auditing covers the design of the geotechnical aspects of all building developments and civil engineering works and the standards of site supervision.

Each District Division is responsible for a geographical region of Hong Kong. Geotechnical auditing is exercised largely through our 3 District Divisions: Island, Mainland East and Mainland West Divisions. One of the GEO's major slope safety regulatory functions is to audit the design of geotechnical works to ensure they meet current safety standards. The GEO operates on the basis of 11 Divisions under the direction of the Head of Geotechnical Engineering Office and provides the following geotechnical engineering services: Geotechnical Control And Land Use Planning The Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) is responsible for a wide range of geotechnical engineering activities related to the safe and economic utilisation and development of land.

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