STAFF
57. The establishment of the railway as at 31st March, 1967 was as follows:
186 Pensionable officers
481 Non-pensionable officers
667
There was an increase of 16 from the previous year.
A total of 18 officers retired during the year after serving in the Railway for periods ranging from 8 to 36 years.
58. Mr. I. AGAFUROFF, Treasury Accountant, was posted to the Rail- way on 31st August, 1966, to replace Mr. Li Kwok-ting, B.Sc. (Econ.), Chartered Accountant, who was transferred to the Marine Department on 18th July, 1966. Mr. WONG Lai-sang, Chief Accounting Assistant, acted as Treasury Accountant between 18th July, 1966 and 31st August, 1966.
59. Mr. CHOI Yat-how was appointed as Assistant Traffic Controller on 1st October, 1966.
STAFF WELFARE
60. The earned leave granted during the year for a total staff of 667 amounted to:
3,942 days vacation leave.
6,482 days casual leave.
Total sick leave for the year for all kinds of sickness on full and half pay amounted to 977 days and a further 365 days no-pay study leave was granted. Maternity leave totalling 83 days was also approved.
61. Railway Club. The Railway Club run purely on subscriptions from railway staff, continued to flourish. In March, 1967, there were 368 members.
62. Film Shows. Film shows have been discontinued this year mainly due to the poor attendance.
63. Sports. The club entered a team in the miniature football com- petition organized by the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association on July 19, 1966 and in a competition organized by the Kowloon Miniature
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