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Wednesday, December 5, 1973
"So far only 38 out of the 1,600 registered contractors have
come forward to take part in the courses.
This indicates an irresponsible and frightening apathy by those
who should be most concerned for their worker's safety.
"Officers from a recently-formed unit of the factory inspectorates
are already visiting construction sites to offer advice as to how con~
tractors can meet quickly the higher standards of safety required by the
new regulations when they become effective on May 1, 1974."
WATER CUT
Water supply to a number of premises in Sham Shui Po will be
interrupted for five hours from 1 a.m. on Friday (December 7) to
facilitate a test for leakage.
The area affected is bounded by Kiu Kiang Street, Po On Road,
Pratas Street, Castle Peak Road, Tonkin Street, Fuk Wing Street, Camp
Street and Cheung Sha Wan Road, including Shamshuipo Barracks Mechanical
Workshop.
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