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Speech by the Honourable R C B Bridge, OBE, JP Secretary for Education and Manpower,
in the Legislative Council on 15 June 1988–
Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations 1988-
Paper.
in
I move the resolution standing in my name on the Order
The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations 1988 were made by the Commissioner for Labour on 22 February 1988. In accordance with Section 7(3) of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, I move that
these regulations be amended
be amended as indicated in the resolution and
be approved by this Council.
Industry in Hong Kong is using an increasing number of chemical substances. Many of these substances are dangerous in that they may be explosive, inflammable or harmful to health. The manufacture, conveyance and storage of these substances are
already controlled under the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations made under the Dangerous Goods Ordinance. With the increasing use of these substances in industry, we now propose to legislate for the labelling, safe use and safe handling of these substances actually on the factory floor. As far as we know,
Hong Kong is the first
to introduce such
regulations.
jurisdiction
The dangers arising from ignorance about the properties of substances and their consequent misuse were demonstrated very tragically in
in 1986 when 14 workers died as a result of an explosion and fire in a fur factory, which was caused by improper use of a highly inflammable liquid.