of artisans, labourers and apprentices are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
1.32. During the year the following senior officers left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. F. R. WHITEHEAD, J.P. Principal Government Civil Engineer, on 4th January, 1971.
Mr. P. V. SHAWE, J.P. Director of Building Development, on 8th March, 1971, Mr. B. M. ROACH, Government Building Services Engineer, on 27th March, 1971.
TRAINING
1.33. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 50 apprentices, 112 Craft Apprentices and 64 Technical 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.
1.34. A total of 23 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Development as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. One Apprentice Architect, two Apprentice Electrical Engineers and two Apprentice Air-Conditioning Engineers were also under training.
1.35. The Principal Government Land Agent undertook the training of four Surveying Assistants (Land) and five Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
1.36. During the Summer vacation, 25 students from the University of Hong Kong were attached to the Department, two to the Architectural Office, 13 in Civil Engineering Office and Highways Office, four in Waterworks Office and six under instruction in the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
1.37. Altogether 45 officers of the Department were on, or completed, courses during the year in Britain, Australia, Holland and the United States of America. Many of these courses were taken while the officers were on vacation leave.
1.38. Further details of training are included in the sections dealing with individual sub-departments.
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of artisans, labourers and apprentices are given in Appendices A, B and C respectively.
1.32. During the year the following senior officers left Hong Kong on leave prior to retirement:
Mr. F. R. WHITEHEAD, J.P. Principal Government Civil Engineer, on 4th January,
1971.
Mr. P. V. SHAWE, J.P. Director of Building Development, on 8th March, 1971, Mr. B. M. ROACH, Government Building Services Engineer, on 27th March,
1971.
TRAINING
1.33. Training facilities continued to be provided for technical and assistant professional staff. Altogether 50 apprentices, 112 Craft Apprentices and 64 Technical 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 Work- shops and part-time at the Technical College.
1.34. A total of 23 engineering graduates from the University of Hong Kong were on indenture to the Director of Engineering Develop- ment as Apprentice Engineers to gain some of the experience required for the professional interview of the Institution of Civil Engineers. One Apprentice Architect, two Apprentice Electrical Engineers and two Apprentice Air-Conditioning Engineers were also under training.
1.35. The Principal Government Land Agent undertook the training of four Surveying Assistants (Land) and five Surveying Assistants (Engineering).
1.36. During the Summer vacation, 25 students from the University of Hong Kong were attached to the Department, two to the Architec- tural Office, 13 in Civil Engineering Office and Highways Office, four in Waterworks Office and six under instruction in the Electrical and Mechanical Office.
1.37. Altogether 45 officers of the Department were on, or com- pleted, courses during the year in Britain, Australia, Holland and the United States of America. Many of these courses were taken while the officers were on vacation leave.
1.38. Further details of training are included in the sections dealing with individual sub-departments.
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