gramming of future projects, are taken by sub-departments. Head-quarters is kept as small as possible, consisting of the Director of Public Works, Director of Engineering Development and the Director of Building Development, together with essential professional, executive and clerical support staff. It concerns itself with departmental policy, future works programmes and co-ordination of the often conflicting needs of sub-departments. There is very close contact between Head-quarters and the Colonial Secretariat. To provide the necessary co-ordination weekly meetings are held between Headquarters and sub-departments to consider matters affecting land and development, with monthly meetings to review departmental policy.
STAFF
1.16. The total staff numbered more than 8,700 of whom 547 were professional or assistant professional officers. Occupants of super-scale posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices V, E and F respectively.
1.17. During the year the following senior officers left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. A. E. Claassen, Chief Structural Engineer, on 24th August, 1965. Mr. Wong Ting-tsai, Chief Architect, on 5th March, 1966.
TRAINING
1.18. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 65 craft apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the waterworks or mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.19. A total of 20 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Development to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 5 Apprentice Architects, 2 Apprentice Air-Conditioning Engineers and 4 Apprentice Electrical Engineers were also under training.
1.20. The Superintendent of Crown Lands & Survey undertook the training of 83 Surveying Assistants (Land) and 15 Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
gramming of future projects, are taken by sub-departments. Head- quarters is kept as small as possible, consisting of the Director of Public Works, Director of Engineering Development and the Director of Building Development, together with essential professional, executive and clerical support staff. It concerns itself with departmental policy, future works programmes and co-ordination of the often conflicting needs of sub-departments. There is very close contact between Head- quarters and the Colonial Secretariat. To provide the necessary co- ordination weekly meetings are held between Headquarters and sub- departments to consider matters affecting land and development, with monthly meetings to review departmental policy.
STAFF
1.16. The total staff numbered more than 8,700 of whom 547 were professional or assistant professional officers. Occupants of super-scale posts, distribution of staff and rates of pay of artisans and labourers are given in Appendices V, E and F respectively.
1.17. During the year the following senior officers left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. A. E. CLAASSEN, Chief Structural Engineer, on 24th August, 1965. Mr. WONG Ting-tsai, Chief Architect, on 5th March, 1966.
TRAINING
1.18. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 65 craft apprentices, who had signed agreements to follow a course of instruction over a period of four or five years, were being trained part-time in the waterworks or mechanical workshops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.19. A total of 20 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Develop- ment to gain some of the experience required for the professional inter- view of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 5 Apprentice Architects, 2 Apprentice Air-Conditioning Engineers and 4 Apprentice Electrical Engineers were also under training.
1.20. The Superintendent of Crown Lands & Survey undertook the training of 83 Surveying Assistants (Land) and 15 Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
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