TNAG-0770-FCO40-974-Construction-of-underground-railway-system-in-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 28

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George LEE Kai Wing, Trainee

Section Manager, at the

Victoria Line train service

regulator's console during his training

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見習分段車務求任李敏榮 在維多利亞線一車站控制 室內從事行車調度工作。 此乃其在倫敦運輸局受訓 課程的一部份。

Officers and the engineers employed by the

Corporation and by the contractors, have continued with their task of keeping in touch with the public, informing them of the circumstances and attempting wherever possible to minimise the difficulties that railway construction undoubtedly brings about. We, in the Corporation, continue to be grateful for the degree of tolerance and understanding shown to us by the public. Directors and Staff

The number of staff employed by the Corpora- tion is now more than 1,000, a far cry from the 150 employees with which the Corporation started its existence in September 1975. An immense amount of work has been undertaken during 1977 which is a tribute to all staff members concerned.

The very size of the project and the progress made has contributed to very satisfactory staff relations within the Corporation despite the fact that staff members are scattered between offices in Central, Wanchai and site offices stretching from Chater Road to Kwun Tong. At the end of 1978,

the Corporation's Administration Building at Kowloon Bay will be ready for occupation and it will then be possible to concentrate all other than site staff in one building.

During the year, Mr. M.G.R. Sandberg left the Board of the Corporation upon his appointment as Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Mr. Sandberg had been associated with the Mass Transit Railway for

many years and was a member of the Provisional Authority, the forerunner to the Corporation from its inception in March 1974. The Corporation is a commercial corporation which has to pay its

way and Mr. Sandberg over those formative years made a major contribution towards the creation of commercial attitudes and, in particular, played a significant part in the formation of the Corporation's financial strategy for fund raising. Mr. Sandberg's place on the Board has been taken by Mr. John Boyer. Again, the contribution made by the non-executive directors of the Board towards the Corporation's affairs is appreciated, particularly bearing in mind that their considerable responsibilities elsewhere in Hong Kong increase rather than decrease.

Conclusion

The half-way point in construction of the first phase of the Railway from Central to Kwun Tong has been passed and the designs for the Tsuen Wan Extension are proceeding satisfactorily. So far, so good but half-way there means half-way

yet to go. The Corporation has demonstrated its ability to overcome the problems that must

normally be associated with a project of this

size and complexity and the exciting prospect

remains of opening on time and within budget.

中必然引起之困擾。本公司對市民表露之高 度容忍及諒解精神,一再表示感謝,此種精 神對本公司完成地下鐵路工程實有莫大帮助。 董事與職員

本公司聘用之職員人數已超逾千名,與 一九七五年九月本公司成立時所聘用之 150 人相比,人數大有增加。一九七七年期間所 進行之工作,爲量甚鉅,取得如許佳績,應 歸功於所有員工。本公司職員儘管分散於中 環、灣仔各寫字樓以及由遮打道至觀塘之各 個地盤辦事處,但工程之規模及已取得之進 展,有助於達致令人非常滿意之員工關係。 本公司之九龍灣行政大樓到一九七八年年底 即可使用,屆時除在地盤工作者外,所有職 員將可集中在一大廈內辦公。

一九七七年期間,沈弼先生在就任香港 上海滙豐銀行董事局主席後,即辭去本公司 董事一職。沈弼先生會參與地下鐵路計劃多 年並自一九七四年三月集體運輸鐵路臨時管 理局成立時起即為其成員。本公司乃一商業 機構,必須支付所承担之費用,沈弼先生在 爲本公司成立早年建立商業態度方面,貢獻 良多,尤以制訂本公司集資之財務策略,居 功至鉅。沈弼先生在董事局之空缺,已由包 約翰先生填補。此外,董事局各非執行董事 對本公司各項事務所作之貢獻,本人亦在此 一併致謝,尤其值得一提者,乃每位董事在 香港其他機構所負之重任,正有增無已。

結語

地下鐵路首期由中環至觀塘之興建工程 已完成過半,荃灣支綫之設計亦正順利進行 中。直至現時為止,一切均進展順利,但是 “半數”一詞意味有另一半尙待完成。對地 下鐵路此類大規模而複雜之工程通常引起之 問題,本公司已顯示其克服困難之能力,依 時竣工及費用不超逾預算之令人振奮的前景

,已歷歷在目。

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