107. The Company's 'Harborphone' service continued to be ex- tensively used. Any ship within the harbour limits can be fitted with a V.H.F. radiotelephone installation on hire, giving direct communica- tion between ship and ship, or between ship and any subscriber on the Hong Kong telephone exchange.
108. A local teleprinter service for acceptance and delivery of tele- grams is maintained. An international Telex service is being inaugurated in June 1959 with connexions to Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaya, the United Kingdom and Europe, and Canada.
109. Estimated traffic figures for the year ending 31st March, 1959 were as follows:
Telegrams accepted for transmission
Telegrams delivered
Telegrams handled in transit
Overseas radiotelephone calls (Outward)
Overseas radiotelephone calls (Inward)
975.800 1,087,300 475,200
451,600 mins. 578,100 mins.
Radio pictures transmitted
Radio pictures received
Inland Telegrams
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Press broadcasts--Teletype-words handled
Meteorological broadcasts-morse words transmitted
STAFF WELFARE
33
22
60,000,000
624,000
3,184
110. Leave rosters continued to be maintained for all grades and enabled staff to know well in advance at what period of the year they could take their leave.
111. The centre of the department's welfare activities continued to be at the Post Office Recreation Club and a number of sporting and social functions were organized there during the year. The value of this club to the health and goodfellowship of all grades cannot be overestimated.
Film Shows
112. Film shows given at regular intervals attracted fair audiences and were highly appreciated by children and adults alike.
Social Activities
113. Organized Social cum Dance Evenings held during the year mainly attracted the large number of newly recruited clerical staff with their young ladies. Dance band music was provided and exhibition dances performed, in a gaily decorated Club House, by some of the Colony's dance experts. Refreshments produced by the club organiza- tion were available at all functions.
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