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organise safety committees and prepares booklets and posters on industrial safety. A major feature of the new premises is a large display and demonstration area with a range of power-driven factory machinery fitted with safety guards. This adds realism to the existing practical instruction in safe working procedures.
The Local Employment Service provides a placement service introducing job seekers to prospective employers and vice versa. During the year, the service registered 16,420 workers, recorded 7,055 employers' orders for workers, and helped to place 3,179 workers in employment.
The Youth Employment Advisory Service produced 33 careers pamphlets in its series 'A Guide to Careers in Hong Kong'. Chinese versions of the pamphlets are being printed and will be made available to schools, organisations and individuals who are in- terested in careers advisory work. The service is now in its second stage of development which involves careers talks to senior pupils in secondary schools and the participation in careers conventions organised by school authorities and other establishments interested in careers for young people. By the end of the year 240 talks had been given in 64 schools and the number of pupils involved is estimated at 11,500.
The Overseas Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 1971 came into operation on July 23. It exempts manual workers going to the United Kingdom and possessing work permits or labour permits issued by the British Department of Employment from entering into written overseas contracts with their prospective employers before leaving Hong Kong. The amendment stipulates that the employer will be liable for any stamp duty on the documents. It also empowers the Commissioner of Labour to refuse attestation of any overseas employment contract if he is satisfied that its terms are unfair to the workers or do not adequately protect the workers' interests.
Permission to work in Britain is given by the British Department of Employment through the Labour Department. During the year 1,003 permits and vouchers were issued, including five to Common- wealth citizens seeking unspecified employment, 241 to local people of British nationality going to specific jobs, and 757 to local resi- dents of non-British nationality.
SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE
The Industrial Health Division of the Labour Department acts as an advisory service to the Government and industry on matters relating to the health of workers. The work of the division is primarily