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STAFF

57. The establishment of the Railway as at 31st March, 1964 was as follows:

166 Pensionable Officers

491 Non-pensionable Officers

663

6 Daily Rate Staff

There was an increase of 3 over the previous year.

58. Mr. J. BRADFORD, Treasury Accountant, was transferred from the Treasury and appointed as Senior Accountant on 11th February, 1964 to replace Mr. G. D. EDEN transferred to the Treasury.

59. Mr. NGAN Chung-hon, Traffic Manager, was on vacation leave during the period 3.7.63 to 2.8.63 and 2.1.64 to 31.1.64. Mr. Ma Tsok- leung, Traffic Assistant, acted in his place.

60. Mr. HUNG Shek-chiu, Assistant Engineer, left the Colony on 21st September, 1963 to undertake Structural Engineering Courses at the Imperial College in the United Kingdom. Mr. LAI Shu-yan, Assistant Engineering Surveyor, acted as Assistant Engineer during Mr. HUNG's absence.

61. A total of 12 officers retired during the year after serving the Railway for periods ranging 13 to 37 years.

STAFF WELFARE

62. Earned leave granted during the year to the total staff of 663, amounted to:

4,552 5,986

days vacation leave

days casual leave

Total paid sick leave for the year amounted to 1,106 days. A further 3 days' no pay leave and maternity leave totalling 55 days were also granted.

63. Railway Club. The Railway Club, run purely on subscriptions from railway staff, continued to flourish. It was with great pleasure to state that the Club had repaid all the outstanding balance to Government on the loan of $43,000.00 during the year under review. In March 1964, there were 423 members.

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