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STAFF

60. The establishment of the railway as at 31st March, 1969 was as follows:

183 pensionable officers

557 non-pensionable officers

740

This is an increase of three over the previous year.

Nineteen officers retired during the year after serving in the Railway for periods ranging from 12 to 40 years.

61. Mr. CHOI Yat-how, Assistant Traffic Controller, returned to the Colony on 11th June, 1968 after completing a 13-month Traffic Apprentice Course with the British Railways.

62. Mr. CHIU But-ting was appointed Assistant Railway Workshops Engineer on 2nd December, 1968.

STAFF WELFARE

63. The earned leave granted to officers during the year for a total staff of 740 amounted to:

4,314 days vacation leave

7,360 days casual leave

Total sick leave for the year on full and half pay amounted to 1,794 days. Nine days no-pay leave and 88 days maternity leave were also approved.

64. Railway Club. The Railway Club, run entirely on subscrip- tions from railway staff, continued to flourish. In March, 1969, there were 365 members.

65. Sports. The annual intra-departmental miniature football com- petition for the 'U-lam' Cup this year was won by the Locomotive Section. The Railway miniature football team played an exhibition match against the Urban Services team on 25th September, 1968, at Victoria Park, Hong Kong. The Railway Club's representatives participated in the inter-departmental relay races at the annual sports meetings held by the Urban Services Department, the Royal Hong Kong Police and the Fire Services Department.

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