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Wednesday, January 3, 1973
Mr. Cater referred the five tragic and fatal accidents this winter
connected with people using gas water heaters in bathrooms which were not
properly ventilated.
"The Hong Kong and China Gas Company is naturally very concerned over
these serious incidents, but it has emphasised that, usually in such cases, accidents occur because of lack of proper ventilation and not because of faults
in the appliances themselves,"
Mr. Cater said the Company had run campaigns in the press, issued
warning notices with consumers' accounts, and attached warning plaques to heaters
using town gas.
However, he gave an assurance that warnings on the misuse of gas water
heaters would form an important part of the Government's campaign on safe use
of home appliances.
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