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Labour.--Employment generally for the first ten months of the year was very steady, most of the factories worked to their full capacity, although the majority of them closed before the regulation hours. It is possible to give approximate numbers only in respect of labour in registered factories. There was a steady increase and the figures at the end of the year approximated 57,500. The amount of unemployment is difficult to judge, many refugees still being in the Colony. Skilled labour was in demand principally in the shipyards. There was nothing outstanding in the building trade. There was no appreciable change in the scale of worker's wages. Payment by piecework especially for female workers continued to be the common practice for mass production work. Output is naturally much greater under this method of payment. Skilled labour continued on the daily, twice monthly or monthly rates of pay. The demand for labour was easily met but workers from Shanghai were brought down for specialized work. Refugees too were taken on in some instances for similar reasons. To overcome the labour troubles caused by the Shanghai workers local labour is being trained in some special work that was hitherto done by northerners.
Legislation. No new by-laws were made during the year.
Prosecutions.-There was a total of 71 prosecutions for the year including 21 for operating unregistered factories and 41 for employing females and young persons during prohibited hours. Many surprise visits were made at night by the inspectorate.
Accidents. The total number of accidents reported was 160, of which 15 were fatal. Please see Table XIII.
Registration. During the year 212 certificates of registration were issued in respect of new factories. The closures amounted to 93. At the end of the year 948 registered factories and workshops were in operation.
14. TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
(i) A Town Planning Board was appointed by His Excellency the Governor. Its functions were
(a) to draw up zone-schemes and other town plans as advised by the Housing Commission, such schemes and plans to be published for criticism and thereafter submitted to the Governor in Council for approval;
(b) to carry out such schemes as and when approved; and
(c) to undertake the census work advised by the Housing Commission.
(i) The following were members of the Town Planning Board during the year:-
The Chairman of the Urban Council, Chairman.
The Hon. the Director of Public Works, Vice-Chairman.
A senior officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
The Labour Officer.
The Land Officer,
Mr. W. H. Owen (Mr. R. J. Vernall acted during the absence on leave of Mr. Owen).
Mr. C. B. Robertson.
The Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada e Castro, Jr.
Mr. A. S. Mackichan.
The Hon. Mr. W. N. T. Tam.
Mr. J. M. Wong.
The Deputy Director of Health Services.
The Secretary to the Board was the Secretary to the Urban Council.
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Labour.--Employment generally for the first ten months of the year was very steady, most of the factories worked to their full capacity, although the majority of them closed before the regulation hours. It is possible to give approximate numbers only in respect of labour in registered factories. There was a steady increase and the figures at the end of the year approximated 57,500. The amount of unemployment is difficult to judge, many refugees still being in the Colony. Skilled labour was in demand principally in the shipyards. There was nothing outstanding in the building trade. There was no appreciable change in the scale of worker's wages. Payment by piecework especially for female workers continued to be the common practice for mass production work. Output is naturally much greater under this method of payment. Skilled labour continued on the daily, twice monthly or monthly rates of pay. (The demand for labour was easily met but workers from Shanghai were brought down for specialized work. Refugees too were taken on in some instances for similar reasons. To overcome the labour troubles caused by the Shanghai workers local labour is being trained in some special work that was hitherto done by northerners.
Legislation. No new by-laws were made during the year.
Prosecutions.-There was a total of 71 prosecutions for the year including 21 for operating unregistered factories and 41 for employing females and young persons during prohibited hours. Many surprise visits were made at night by the inspectorate.
Accidents. The total number of accidents reported was 160, of which. 15 were fatal. Please see Table XIII.
Registration. During the year 212 certificates of registration were issued in respect of new factories. The closures amounted to 93. At the end of the year 948 registered factories and workshops were in operation.
14. TOWN PLANNING BOARD.
(i) A Town Planning Board was appointed by His Excellency the Governor. Its functions were
(a) to draw up zone-schemes and other town plans as advised by the Housing Commission, such schemes and plans to be published for criticism and thereafter submitted to the Governor in Council for approval;
(b) to carry out such schemes as and when approved; and
(c) to undertake the census work advised by the Housing Commission.
(i) The following were members of the Town Planning Board during the
year:-
The Chairman of the Urban Council, Chairman.
The Hon, the Director of Public Works, Vice-Chairman.
A senior officer of the Corps of Royal Engineers.
The Labour Officer.
The Land Officer,
Mr. W. H. Owen (Mr. R. J. Vernall acted during the absence on leave
of Mr. Owen).
Mr. C. B. Robertson.
The Hon. Mr. L. D'Almada e Castro, Jr.
Mr. A. S. Mackichan.
The Hon. Mr. W. N. T. Tam.
Mr. J. M. Wong.
The Deputy Director of Health Services.
The Secretary to the Board was the Secretary to the Urban Council.
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