STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
5.131. Shortage in professional and assistant professional staff grades continued throughout the year. Recruitment efforts to fill vacancies on the establishment of the office still met with little success. Only two local officers were promoted to Engineer from the assistant professional grade. Five overseas professional officers left the Service on completion of their contracts but no expatriate engineers were appointed. On the other hand, the Technical Training Unit has provided a steady flow of site supervisory staff and this has helped to make up the deficiencies in the Foremen grades.
5.132. A total of 27 officers retired during the year including Mr. J. ALEXANDER, Government Civil Engineer, who had served in Hong Kong since 1952. Other officers who retired after long service are listed below:
Mr. N. KENNEDY (Superintendent of Quarries)
Mr. CHENG Kam-chuen (Chief Draughtsman)
Mr. CHOW Ho-man (Assistant Engineer)
Mr. CHANG Shih-tse (Assistant Engineer)
Mr. A. H. HOGBEN (Inspector of Works, Class I)
Mr. J. R. WILSON (Inspector of Works, Class I)
Mr. FONG Ah-yoke (Eng. Asst. (Civil) Class I)
Mr. YEUNG Iu-tsan (G.C.S. I)
Mr. Yip Sang (Foreman Class II)
Mr. CHEUNG Tak (Dredger Crane Driver I)
Training
16 years service 14 years service 30 years service 14 years service RA 18 years service 16 years service 17 years service 31 years service 25 years service 26 years service5.133. Five officers having completed their one year overseas courses, returned to the office and four officers proceeded on study leave to attend other courses during the year. Five overseas officers also attended short courses in Britain, the United States and South Africa whilst they were on vacation leave.
5.134. A comprehensive course in the Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Hong Kong for the training of the staff. The lectures given were printed as a permanent record for reference and for the training of staff recruited in the future. Similar courses in Statistics and Traffic Studies were also arranged with the Evening Department of the Hong Kong Technical College.
5.135. A total of 23 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Development...
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Staff
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
5.131. Shortage in professional and assistant professional staff grades continued throughout the year. Recruitment efforts to fill vacancies on the establishment of the office still met with little success. Only two local officers were promoted to Engineer from the assistant professional grade. Five overseas professional officers left the Service on completion of their contracts but no expatriate engineers were appointed. On the other hand, the Technical Training Unit has provided a steady flow of site supervisory staff and this has helped to make up the deficiencies in the Foremen grades.
5.132. A total of 27 officers retired during the year including Mr. J. ALEXANDER, Government Civil Engineer, who had served in Hong Kong since 1952. Other officers who retired after long service are listed below:
Mr. N. KENNEDY (Superintendent of Quarries) Mr. CHENG Kam-chuen (Chief Draughtsman) Mr. CHOW Ho-man (Assistant Engineer) Mr. CHANG Shih-tse (Assistant Engineer)
Mr. A. H. HOGBEN (Inspector of Works, Class I) Mr. J. R. WILSON (Inspector of Works, Class I) Mr. FONG Ah-yoke (Eng. Asst. (Civil) Class I) Mr. YEUNG Iu-tsan (G.C.S. I) Mr. Yip Sang (Foreman Class II)
Mr. CHEUNG Tak (Dredger Crane Driver I)
Training
16 years service
14 years service
30 years service
14 years service
RA
18 years service
16 years service
17 years service
31 years service
25 years service
26 years service
5.133. Five officers having completed their one year overseas courses, returned to the office and four officers proceeded on study leave to attend other courses during the year. Five overseas officers also attended short courses in Britain, the United States and South Africa whilst they were on vacation leave.
5.134. A comprehensive course in the Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Hong Kong for the training of the staff. The lectures given were printed as a permanent record for reference and for the training of staff recruited in the future. Similar courses in Statistics and Traffic Studies were also arranged with the Evening Department of the Hong Kong Technical College.
5.135. A total of 23 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Develop-
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