attended the Fair which took the form of side shows and exhibition stands between 11.30 to 17.30 hours and culminated in an all ranks supper dance held at the Temporary Fire Service Training School.
62. A nominal charge was made for admission to the Fair but the bulk of the cost was defrayed partly by the Fire Service Sports and Welfare Club, by contributions made by officers in lieu of Christmas cards and Chinese New Year cards, and by a donation of $5,000.00 from the Fire Service Welfare Fund. Credit for the success of the Fair must largely be assigned to the hard work and ingenuity of the Chairman and members of the Fair Committee.
Staff Relations
63. During the year, frequent meetings were held between the Director, the Deputy Director, Chief Fire and Ambulance Officers and the four main Staff Associations, i.e. the Local Officers' Association, the Ambulance Dressers' Union, the Hong Kong Fire Service Staff's General Association and the Fire Service Joint Staff Council. Whilst these meetings generally included warm discussion on the subject of salaries and allowances, many useful and fruitful discussions were held which strengthened the mutual respect and confidence between all sections.
64. As will be seen from the following paragraphs, the Fire Service Sports and Welfare Club under the Chairmanship of Senior Fire Officer Class I R. H. Moss had a most successful year in all fields of sports and athletics.
Football
65. In the Hong Kong Football Association League Competition, Fire Service teams considerably improved their standard of play compared with the previous season. The 2nd Division team finished top of the league jointly with Telephones and were thus assured of promotion to the 1st Division. The 3rd Division team finished in 3rd position in the league table. A combined Fire Service team were defeated in the semi-final of the Jubilee Cup and therefore gave up the trophy which they won last year.
Basketball
66. In the Hong Kong Amateur Basketball Association Junior Grade Competition, the Service team reached the finals for the third
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