Drainage Services Department - Sustainability Report 2018-19

Caring for Our Staff

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Caring for Our Staff

Training plays a key role in enhancing staff capabilities and knowledge. In light of this, DSD proactively supports the career and personal development of our employees, with a wide range of training systems. At the same time, we also place an emphasis on providing a safe and pleasant working environment for our employees. In addition, DSD arranges a variety of recreational activities for our staff to help foster a healthy work life balance.

Staff Training and Development

We are well aware of the importance in providing diverse training programmes of enhancing the professional knowledge and techniques for both new joining and existing employees. We held over 680 training activities in 2018-19, including induction courses, in-house training, duty visits, overseas conferences, etc. The average number of training hours per capita during the year was 38 hours, indicative of an increase of 8.57% in comparison with the previous year, plus exceeding the territory-wide average of 16.9 hours¹ by 125%.

Overseas Duty Visit

In addition to our local training programmes, we encourage our colleagues to attend overseas visits to broaden their horizons. Through exchanges with overseas experts, we can study and learn from their experience, which helps us to adopt cutting-edge technologies and hence, optimise our services.

CIWEM Hong Kong Branch – Technical Mission 2018

In May 2018, our colleagues participated in the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) Hong Kong Branch – Technical Mission 2018 to Canada, which focused on various environmental infrastructure and the latest developments in green technologies. The delegation also met the provincial ministries of environmental affairs of Ontario and British Columbia regarding the planning and implementation of environmental policies.

Occupational Safety and Health Promotional Activities

To foster the culture of work safety within the Department, we actively organise and participate in OSH promotional campaigns. The activities we took part in during 2018-19 are listed below:

• 29 DSD projects participated in the 25th Considerate Contractors Site Award Scheme held by the Development Bureau
• 32 projects participated in the Construction Sites Safety and Housekeeping Award Scheme 2018 organised by DSD
• Two safety talks and one site visit were organised for DSD colleagues, resident site staff of consultants and representatives of contractors

Staff Recreational Activities

To facilitate communication between DSD staff members from different divisions, and to promote a healthy work-life balance, the DSD Staff Club organises a wide range of recreational activities on a regular basis. These events help strengthen relationships among colleagues across the division.

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