8.29. The Hospital Services sub-section operated and maintained all government and military hospitals. A total of 22,666 mechanical, electrical and air-conditioning repairs were carried out. No major plant breakdowns occurred. The system of planned preventive maintenance, introduced in both the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary Hospitals a year ago, is now fully operational and has resulted in increased equipment reliability. The system will be introduced into other hospitals after some remaining staff vacancies have been filled and the resident staff trained. In Queen Mary Hospital, two steam boilers which had reached the end of their economical working life were disposed of by public auction and will be replaced in the near future.
MILITARY WORKS
8.30. The Military Works Section is responsible for the maintenance of pumping systems in military establishments, filtration plants, stand-by generators, electrical distribution in barracks and Services married quarters and domestic appliances generally. The Section consists of the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Depots.
8.31. The government-owned high-voltage submarine cable supplying Stonecutters Island was damaged and put out of action twice during the year. On the second occasion, the damage was approximately 200 yards from the Kowloon shore and appeared to have been caused by a steel wire rope made fast to it. The damaged portion was raised and repaired on the deck of a marine craft, as distinct from recovering the whole cable from the sea bed which was necessary on the first occasion.
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
Staff
8.32. Recruitment to the professional grades improved during the year; a total of 6 officers were recruited, 2 Engineers from overseas and 4 Assistant Engineers locally.
8.33. A new Apprenticeship scheme was introduced in April 1969 with the creation of a post of Superintendent of Apprentices and 480 Craft Apprentices (120 posts per year for 4 years) and 150 Technical Apprentices (30 posts per year for 5 years). The Superintendent was recruited in November and has been formulating and promulgating
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8.29. The Hospital Services sub-section operated and maintains all government and military hospitals. A total of 22,666 mechanical, electrical and air-conditioning repairs were carried out. No major plant breakdowns occurred. The system of planned preventive maintenance, introduced in both the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary Hospitals a year ago, is now fully operational and has resulted in increased equip- ment reliability. The system will be introduced into other hospitals after some remaining staff vacancies have been filled and the resident staff trained. In Queen Mary Hospital, two steam boilers which had reached the end of their economical working life were disposed of by public auction and will be replaced in the near future.
MILITARY WORKS
8.30. The Military Works Section is responsible for the maintenance of pumping systems in military establishments, filtration plants, stand- by generators, electrical distribution in barracks and Services married quarters and domestic appliances generally. The Section consists of the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Depots.
8.31. The government owned high voltage submarine cable supply- ing Stonecutters Island was damaged and put out of action twice during the year. On the second occasion, the damage was approximately 200 yards from the Kowloon shore and appeared to have been caused by a steel wire rope made fast to it. The damaged portion was raised and repaired on the deck of a marine craft, as distinct from recovering the whole cable from the sea bed which was necessary on the first occasion.
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
Staff
8.32. Recruitment to the professional grades improved during the year; a total of 6 officers were recruited, 2 Engineers from overseas and 4 Assistant Engineers locally.
8.33. A new Apprenticeship scheme was introduced in April 1969 with the creation of a post of Superintendent of Apprentices and 480 Craft Apprentices (120 posts per year for 4 years) and 150 Technical Apprentices (30 posts per year for 5 years). The Superintendent was recruited in November and has been formulating and promulgating
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