and Royal Air Force Installations barracks and some 3,500 services married quarters and hirings in the territory. This involves the operation and maintenance of central air conditioning plants, cold stores, steam boilers, pumping stations, swimming pools, generators and other equipment and the maintenance of switchgear, air compressors, workshop equipment, grass cutters, cookhouse equipment and a wide range of domestic equipment in married quarters. In all over 60,000 items are involved, including 3,500 refrigerators and over 50,000 items of domestic equipment including fans, cookers, water heaters, irons and vacuum cleaners. Major maintenance is undertaken by the Workshops and Maintenance Sub-Division or in-situ by staff from these Workshops. The maximum liaison between the Military Works Depots and the main Workshops is ensured by an experienced P.W.D. Inspector who plans and controls the work.
8.49
The Sub-Division thus provides a service for the Armed Forces which is essentially one of control and management involving electrical and mechanical equipment which varies from a simple domestic iron to a 2,000 KVA frequency changer at HMS 'Tamar'.
APPRENTICE TRAINING
8.50 At the end of the year there were 571 Apprentices under training, of whom 449 were Craft Apprentices and 122 were Technical Apprentices. This figure includes 61 Craft Apprentices studying the Block Release Course at Morrison Hill Technical Institute and 57 Craft Apprentices under First Year Basic training at the Apprentices Workshop in old Whitfield Barracks. The duration of Technical Apprenticeship has now been reduced from 5 years to 4½ years. This will affect those who were recruited in 1972 onwards. It is hoped that this can be further reduced to 4 years in the near future. During the year, 13 engineering graduates were under training. Four completed their course and 2 of these were offered appointments in E. & M. Office.
8.51
Mr. LEUNG Tin-yau, Technical Apprentice (Mechanical) of this Office was declared to be the best Apprentice in 1974. He was presented with the Brown Cup by the Hon. T.K. ANN, O.B.E., J.P. at the Completion of Apprenticeship Ceremony held in September 1974.
8.52
The new building at Caroline Hill Road for apprentice training is due to be completed in August 1975.
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
Staff
8.53 With staff increases approved in the 1974/75 Estimates and other additional posts created during the year, the establishment of the Office at the end of the year was 4,875. The strength at the end of the period under review, however, was only 4,605. Funds amounting to $250,000 were approved for the purpose of engaging casual labour as and when required.
8.54 Recruitment to the professional grades continued with one Assistant Electrical and Mechanical Engineer being recruited locally and four Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from overseas. Recruitment, however, has not been sufficient to maintain the professional grades at their full establishment.
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and Royal Air Force Installations barracks and some 3,500 services married quarters and hirings in the territory. This involves the operation and main- tenance of central air conditioning plants, cold stores, steam boilers, pumping stations, swimming pools, generators and other equipment and the maintenance of switchgear, air compressors, workshop equipment, grass cutters, cookhouse equipment and a wide range of domestic equipment in married quarters. In all over 60,000 items are involved, including 3,500 refrigerators and over 50,000 items of domestic equipment including fans, cookers, water heaters, irons and vacuum cleaners. Major maintenance is undertaken by the Workshops and Main- tenance Sub-Division or in-situ by staff from these Workshops. The maximum liaison between the Military Works Depots and the main Workshops is ensured by an experienced P.W.D. Inspector who plans and controls the work.
8.49
The Sub-Division thus provides a service for the Armed Forces which is essentially one of control and management involving electrical and mechanical equipment which varies from a simple domestic iron to a 2,000 KVA frequency changer at HMS 'Tamar'.
APPRENTICE TRAINING
8.50 At the end of the year there were 571 Apprentices under training, of whom 449 were Craft Apprentices and 122 were Technical Apprentices. This figure includes 61 Craft Apprentices studying the Block Release Course at Morrison Hill Technical Institute and 57 Craft Apprentices under First Year Basic training at the Apprentices Workshop in old Whitfield Barracks. The duration of Technical Apprenticeship has now been reduced from 5 years to 41⁄2 years. This will affect those who were recruited in 1972 onwards. It is hoped that this can be further reduced to 4 years in the near future. During the year, 13 engineering graduates were under training. Four completed their course and 2 of these were offered appointments in E. & M. Office.
8.51
Mr. LEUNG Tin-yau, Technical Apprentice (Mechanical) of this Office was declared to be the best Apprentice in 1974. He was presented with the Brown Cup by the Hon. T.K. ANN, O.B.E., J.P. at the Completion of Apprenticeship Ceremony held in September 1974.
8.52
The new building at Caroline Hill Road for apprentice training is due to be completed in August 1975.
STAFF, TRAINING AND WELFARE
Staff
8.53
With staff increases approved in the 1974/75 Estimates and other additional posts created during the year, the establishment of the Office at the end of the year was 4,875. The strength at the end of the period under review, however, was only 4,605. Funds amounting to $250,000 were approved for the purpose of engaging casual labour as and when required.
8.54
Recruitment to the professional grades continued with one Assistant Electrical and Mechanical Engineer being recruited locally and four Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from overseas. Recruitment, however, has not been sufficient to maintain the professional grades at their full establishment.
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