posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
1.23. During the year the following senior officer left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. E. P. WILMOT-MORGAN, Director of Water Supplies, on 24th June, 1969.
TRAINING
1.24. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 57 apprentices and 28 Technical Apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the Waterworks or Mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.25. A total of 24 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Development as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Four Apprentice Architects, two Apprentice Electrical Engineers and one Apprentice Mechanical Engineer were also under training.
1.26. The Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey undertook the training of 24 Surveying Assistants (Land) and 12 Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
1.27. During the summer vacation, 31 students from the University of Hong Kong were attached to this Department. Six were attached to the Architectural Office, 14 in Civil Engineering Office, five in Waterworks Office and six were given instruction in the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
1.28. Altogether 48 officers of the Department were on, or completed, courses during the year in Britain, Australia, Holland and the United States of America. Some of these courses were taken while the officers were on vacation leave.
1.29. Further details of training are included in the sections dealing with individual sub-departments.
April
VISITORS
1.30. Sir Hugh NORMAN-WALKER, K.C.M.G., O.B.E., Colonial Secretary, visited this Department and had discussions with the Directors
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should be removed as it appears to be an error and not part of the original text, the corrected output is:posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
1.23. During the year the following senior officer left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. E. P. WILMOT-MORGAN, Director of Water Supplies, on 24th June, 1969.
TRAINING
1.24. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 57 apprentices and 28 Technical Apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the Waterworks or Mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.25. A total of 24 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Development as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Four Apprentice Architects, two Apprentice Electrical Engineers and one Apprentice Mechanical Engineer were also under training.
1.26. The Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey undertook the training of 24 Surveying Assistants (Land) and 12 Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
1.27. During the summer vacation, 31 students from the University of Hong Kong were attached to this Department. Six were attached to the Architectural Office, 14 in Civil Engineering Office, five in Waterworks Office and six were given instruction in the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
1.28. Altogether 48 officers of the Department were on, or completed, courses during the year in Britain, Australia, Holland and the United States of America. Some of these courses were taken while the officers were on vacation leave.
1.29. Further details of training are included in the sections dealing with individual sub-departments.
April
VISITORS
1.30. Sir Hugh NORMAN-WALKER, K.C.M.G., O.B.E., Colonial Secretary, visited this Department and had discussions with the Directors
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becomesposts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
1.23. During the year the following senior officer left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. E. P. WILMOT-MORGAN, Director of Water Supplies, on 24th June, 1969.
TRAINING
1.24. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 57 apprentices and 28 Technical Apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the Waterworks or Mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.25. A total of 24 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Development as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Four Apprentice Architects, two Apprentice Electrical Engineers and one Apprentice Mechanical Engineer were also under training.
1.26. The Superintendent of Crown Lands and Survey undertook the training of 24 Surveying Assistants (Land) and 12 Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
1.27. During the summer vacation, 31 students from the University of Hong Kong were attached to this Department. Six were attached to the Architectural Office, 14 in Civil Engineering Office, five in Waterworks Office and six were given instruction in the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
1.28. Altogether 48 officers of the Department were on, or completed, courses during the year in Britain, Australia, Holland and the United States of America. Some of these courses were taken while the officers were on vacation leave.
1.29. Further details of training are included in the sections dealing with individual sub-departments.
April
VISITORS
1.30. Sir Hugh NORMAN-WALKER, K.C.M.G., O.B.E., Colonial Secretary, visited this Department and had discussions with the Directors
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is the final output.