4.87. One Structural Engineer was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship and began reading a one-year M.Sc. Course in Advanced Structural Engineering at the University of Surrey.
4.88. Eighteen officers of the Quantity Surveying Division and three officers of the Maintenance Division were granted full-pay study leave to enable them to prepare for R.I.C.S. examinations.
4.89. All junior staff received training during the normal course of their employment and 28 were promoted by examination boards during the year. In addition, a training scheme for technical officers who are studying for a professional qualification (i.e. Building Surveyor or Maintenance Surveyor) is operated in conjunction with the Buildings Ordinance Office. The officers spend periods in both the Maintenance Division of the Architectural Office and in the Buildings Ordinance Office, to broaden their experience, and assist them in their studies.
4.90. Evening courses at the Hong Kong Technical College in subjects pertaining to architecture, building construction, structural engineering, quantity surveying and building services engineering were attended by 86 junior staff.
4.91. Twenty-six students of the Hong Kong Technical College (Department of Building, Surveying and Structural Engineering) and six students of the University of Hong Kong received summer vacation training in the office in the fields of building services, structural engineering and architectural work.
4.92. One junior member of the Quantity Surveying Division attended a course at the Outward Bound School, Hong Kong, towards the end of the year.
Welfare
4.93. The Quantity Surveying Division held its annual dinner party during the Lunar New Year period.
4.94. A very successful Christmas party was well attended by members of the Architectural Office.
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