STAFF WELFARE
324. Canteen. The canteen in the lower ground floor of the main Government Offices continued to remain popular with members of the Department who worked in the vicinity. During the year a canteen providing cooking, dining and recreational facilities was completed and opened for the use of staff of the Waterworks sub-department stationed at the Bullock Lane depot, Wanchai. This canteen was made possible by converting space previously used as a storeroom whilst all the conversion work was carried out by the men themselves in their spare time and all furniture and equipment was purchased from funds raised by private subscription.
325. Education. Continued efforts were made in assisting interested members of the Department to attend classes of instruction at various educational institutions or centres, whilst approval was freely given to other members to undertake teaching duties outside of their normal office hours in Government or non-Government institutions etc.
326. Sports, Picnics, etc. During the winter months considerable activity took place amongst the Department's football enthusiasts both within and without the Department. The greatest success was perhaps achieved by the Roads sub-department and the Electrical and Mechanical sub-department for both entered teams in the 3rd Division of the Hong Kong Football Association and acquitted themselves with every credit. Leave of absence was also freely given to those members of the staff who were selected either by their Clubs or the Hong Kong Football Association to travel with teams on tours overseas.
327. Facilities continued to be made available for members to hire Government transport for private picnics to the countryside or bathing resorts.
328. Great interest was also shown in the "Littlejohn" table tennis trophy, mentioned in last year's report, which was competed for, for the first time during the year by 14 teams
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