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Mr. LAM PO Hon, Engineer, Way and Works, was appointed Acting General Manager to relieve Mr. Trevor on 3rd October, 1958.

Mr. A. A. Whitney, Senior Executive Officer Class II was re- appointed Senior Accountant on 19th November, 1958 to relieve Mr. K. Allen transferred to the Treasury.

Mr. Ma Tsok Leung was appointed to the post of Traffic Assist- ant on 1st November, 1958. Mr. Ma left the Colony for the United Kingdom by air on 23rd March, 1959 to undertake courses of instruction with the Eastern Region of British Railways for approximately eighteen months.

64. A total of fifteen officers retired during the year, after serving the Railway for periods ranging from six to forty years.

65. Transfer of certain categories of daily rated staff to monthly rates of pay as they became eligible continued, a total of eighteen such transfers taking place.

STAFF WELFARE

66. The earned leave granted to officers during the year for a total staff of 607 amounted to:

2,603 days vacation leave

6,010 days casual leave

Total sick leave for the year for all kinds of sickness on full and half pay amounted to 1,122 days and a further 105 day no-pay leave was also approved. Maternity leave totalling 124 days was also granted.

67. The Railway Club, run purely on subscriptions from Railway staff, continued to flourish. Up to 31st March, 1959 the Club had repaid a total of $26,679.50 to Government on the loan of $43,000.00.

68. Film Shows. Film shows were run at the expense of the Club once a week throughout the year for members and their families and were well attended.

69. Sports. During the year the Club entered a team in the minia- ture football competition organized by the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants Association and succeeded in qualifying for the final round of the tournament.

70. Education. The Railway Club School continues to flourish under a hard working team of the school management and teaching staff. Total enrolment for the year was 280, but applications for admis-

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