$17,480,000 on recurrent maintenance works. Salaries and other administrative costs accounted for some $16,888,000. The following comparative statement shows the expenditure on Public Works during the four years 1951/52 to 1954/55.
Personal Emoluments Non-Recurrent and Other Charges Recurrent Rehabilitation Loan Miscellaneous Total $ 1951/52 7,401,000 21,430,000 14,937,000 1,966,000 1,614,000 47,348,000 1952/53 12,742,000 37,113,000 17,387,000 1,178,000 6,680,000 75,600,000 1953/54 16,277,000 30,608,000 19,629,000 25,000 8,513,000 75,052,000 1954/55 16,888,000 45,100,000 17,480,000 3,377,000 82,845,000 $STAFF WELFARE
341. Canteen. The canteen provided in the new Government Office Building has proved very popular with members of the staff who work in the vicinity.
342. Education. Arrangements were made for assisting various members to attend educational classes at the Evening Institute, Technical College, the Hong Kong University, the Storekeeping Methods Class organized by the Controller of Stores, and the Clerical Staff Classes organized by the Colonial Secretariat. Approval was also freely given to members of the staff who so applied to undertake teaching duties at these institutions outside of normal office hours.
343. Four local officers returned during the year from courses of study overseas; three had been on Colonial Development & Welfare Scholarship and one on a United Nations Fellowship.
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$17,480,000 on recurrent maintenance works. Salaries and other administrative costs accounted for some $16,888,000. The following comparative statement shows the expenditure on Public Works during the four years 1951/52 to 1954/55.
Personal Emoluments
Non- and Other Recurrent
Recurrent
Rehabili- tation Loan
Mis- cellaneous
Total
Charges
$
1951/52.... 7,401,000 21,430,000 14,937,000
1952/53...... 12,742,000 37,113,000 17,387,000
1953/54...... 16,277,000 30,608,000 19,629,000
1954/55..... 16,888,000 45,100,000 17,480,000
$
$
$
$
$
1,966,000 1,614,000 47,348,000
1,178,000 6,680,000 75,600,000
25,000
8,513,000
75,052,000
3,377,000 82,845,000
STAFF WELFARE
341. Canteen. The canteen provided in the new Government Office Building has proved very popular with members of the staff who work in the vicinity.
342. Education. Arrangements were made for assisting various members to attend educational classes at the Evening Institute, Technical College, the Hong Kong University, the Storekeeping Methods Class organized by the Controller of Stores, and the Clerical Staff Classes organized by the Colonial Secretariat. Approval was also freely given to members of the staff who so applied to undertake teaching duties at these institutions outside of normal office hours.
343. Four local officers returned during the year from courses of study overseas; three had been on Colonial Develop- ment & Welfare Scholarship and one on a United Nations Fellowship.
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