ment as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Their two years training period was divided into three equal parts, with eight months spent in the Waterworks Office and 16 months in the Civil Engineering Office, shared equally between one of the Roads and Drainage Divisions and either the Port Works or Development Division.
5.136. Training facilities continued to be provided for site supervisory staff. Another intake of 32 new entrants of Foremen Class III was given a six months full-time course of lectures in the Civil Engineering Training School followed by 12 months in-service training in various divisions, to be supplemented at the same time with a four years part-time day-release course at the Hong Kong Technical College. The previous intake of 21 foremen had been posted to fill up vacancies in the various divisions on completion of their rotational in-service training.
5.137. Two refresher courses were also given to serving staff, with 19 foremen each in one course of eight weeks duration. The programme was similar to that for the Foremen Class III and included lectures on civil engineering construction, contract procedure and other aspects of Civil Engineering Office work.
Welfare
5.138. Canteen facilities have been provided at the Diamond Hill Quarry and in the Caroline Hill Depot for the use of the staff. Limited recreational facilities were also provided at the two government quarries at Mt. Butler and Diamond Hill.
5.139. The Roads and Drainage (Hong Kong) Division again won the championship in the seven-a-side football competition organized in the Civil Engineering Office. A team of competitors was also sent to the Athletic Meet organized by the Urban Services Department. However, due to the disturbances, a number of other activities were cancelled.
5.140. Mr. T. POYNTON, Inspector of Works, Class I, won the P.W.D. Golf Committee Cup championship this year.
5.141. Two dinner parties were arranged during the year; the first one to mark the retirement of Mr. J. ALEXANDER, Government Civil Engineer and the second one on the occasion of the visit by the Director and Deputy Director of the U.K. Road Research Laboratory. They were well attended by staff of the whole Department.
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CROWN LANDS & SURVEY
OPERATION
∞ ∞
&
OFFICE ORGANIZATION CHAR
GENERAL
(a) THE DISPOSAL AND CONTROL OF CROWN LAND IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND NEW KOWLOON.
(b) THE PLANNING OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COLONY.
(c) THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OF THE WHOLE COLONY.
ment as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Their two years training period was divided into three equal parts, with eight months spent in the Waterworks Office and 16 months in the Civil Engineering Office, shared equally between one of the Roads and Drainage Divisions and either the Port Works or Development Division.
5.136. Training facilities continued to be provided for site supervisory staff. Another intake of 32 new entrants of Foremen Class III was given a six months full-time course of lectures in the Civil Engineering Training School followed by 12 months in-service training in various divisions, to be supplemented at the same time with a four years part-time day-release course at the Hong Kong Technical College. The previous intake of 21 foremen had been posted to fill up vacancies in the various divisions on completion of their rotational in-service training.
5.137. Two refresher courses were also given to serving staff, with 19 foremen each in one course of eight weeks duration. The programme was similar to that for the Foremen Class III and included lectures on civil engineering construction, contract procedure and other aspects of Civil Engineering Office work.
Welfare
5.138. Canteen facilities have been provided at the Diamond Hill Quarry and in the Caroline Hill Depot for the use of the staff. Limited recreational facilities were also provided at the two government quarries at Mt. Butler and Diamond Hill.
5.139. The Roads and Drainage (Hong Kong) Division again won the championship in the seven-a-side football competition organized in the Civil Engineering Office. A team of competitors was also sent to the Athletic Meet organized by the Urban Services Department. However, due to the disturbances, a number of other activities were cancelled.
5.140. Mr. T. POYNTON, Inspector of Works, Class I, won the P.W.D. Golf Committee Cup championship this year.
5.141. Two dinner parties were arranged during the year; the first one to mark the retirement of Mr. J. ALEXANDER, Government Civil Engineer and the second one on the occasion of the visit by the Director and Deputy Director of the U.K. Road Research Laboratory. They were well attended by staff of the whole Department.
64
CROWN LANDS & SURVEY
OPERATION
∞ ∞
&
OFFICE
ORGANIZATION CHAR
GENERAL
(a) THE DISPOSAL AND CONTROL OF CROWN
LAND IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND
NEW KOWLOON.
(5) THE PLANNING OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COLONY.
(c)
THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OF THE
WHOLE COLONY.
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