75. The earned
amounted to:
STAFF WELFARE
leave granted to officers during the year
1,554 days vacation leave 6,3231 days casual leave
for a total staff of 660.
Total sick leave for the year for all kinds of sickness on full and half pay amounted to 2,773 days and a further 441 days no-pay leave was also approved. Maternity leave totalling 148 days was also granted.
The Railway Club had repaid up to 31st March, 1957 a total of $21,290.50 to Government on the loan of $43,000. Owing to the kind assistance of Government in easing the burden of the Club by allowing repayments of the loan to be made at half the previous monthly rate from July, 1956 the financial situation of the Club has improved slightly.
76. Film Shows. Film shows were run at the expense of the Railway Club once a week throughout the year for members and their families. These shows were always well attended.
77. Sport. During the year the Club entered a team in each of the miniature football competitions organized by the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association and the Kowloon Miniature Football Association. The Club were the runners-up in the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association Competi- tion.
78. Education. The Railway Club School continues to func- tion with marked success and its classes were extended to Primary 5 as from September 1956. It is intended to add, in the very near future, a special class for children of standard below Primary 1, and further to extend the classes to Primary 6 in September 1957.
The major activities of the School during 1956/57 were as follows:
(a) Parents' Day Party. In addition to the routine school functions such as a sports meeting, school open day, prize-giving, etc., a dinner party for all the parents was held on 9th January, 1957 for the purpose of fostering greater co-operation and mutual understanding between the school management and the parents. Included in
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