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Friday, June 29, 1973
TOUGHER SAFELY MEASURES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES
The government is to extend industrial legislation in Hong Kong
to allow for strict safety measures on construction sites and in the
handling of cargo.
The Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Mr. David Lin, said today
the department was alarmed at the soaring rate of accidents in the two
industries.
Sixty-five workers were killed and 4,435 injured last year in the
construction industry, and four were killed and 193 injured in cargo
handling on shore during the period July 1972 to March 1973.
"We intend to make sure that safety measures are taken to cut
back this huge tall in life and injuries", he said.
As a first step, the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance
is to be modified to make way for the enactment of new safety regulations.
An amendment bill the Factories and Industrial Undertakings
(Amendment) Bill 1973
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published in today's Government Gazette includes
"construction work" and "cargo handling" in the definition of "Industrial
Unkdertakings" under the ordinance, thus paving the way for the introduction
of new safety regulations.
The new bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council next
Wednesday (July 4).
The bill