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Iperation of computer terminals Question No.- 6
Reply by
Secretary for Education and Manpower
to Question by the Hon TAM Yiu chúng
in the Legislative Council on 3 February 1988
6. MR. TAM asked (in Cantonese) :
Question Noa: In view of the increasingly prevalent
use of computers in various trades in Hong Kong, will Government inform this Council whether it is aware of any. overseas or local studies which have found that operating computer terminals for long hours would adversely affect the health of the operators and, if so, what measures will be taken to protect these operators?
SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER:
Answer
Sir
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l.c.
No systematic study has been undertaken in Hong
Kong оп the effect of operating computer terminals for
long hours on the health of operators. I understand that
extensive studies on this subject have been carried out
These studies have found that operators Of
visual display units sometimes complain of eve strain,
headaches and pains in the neck, shoulder and back.
overseas.
to According
these studies, eye strain and
headaches are caused by such factors as inadequate
lighting of the working environment, the small size of
characters on the screen, poor adjustment of brightness
and contrast, and flickering on the screen caused by the
poor quality of the visual display unit. Neck, shoulder
and back pains ate largely the result of incorrect
posture,
station.
poor
chair design
OF
Door
layout of
the
work