HK 香港政府
GIS
新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1974.
FIRST CONSTRUCTION SAFETY EXHIBITION IN ASIA
TO BE STAGED BY LABOUR DEPARTMENT
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TO HOLD THE FIRST EXHIBITION AT HONG KONG'S WORLD TRADE CENTRE - SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS COMPLETED.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO USE THE CAUSEWAY EAY SITE TO STAGE HONG KONG'S FIRST CONSTRUCTION SAFETY EXHIBITION.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. FAN PRICE, SAID TODAY THE EXHIBITION WOULD BE HELD FROM JANUARY 9 TO 13, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION LIMITED" AND THE SOCIETY OF BUILDERS. +AS FAR AS I CAN ASCERTAIN, IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ASIA,+ HE SAID.
IT WILL BE AIMED DIRECTLY AT EVERYONE ENGAGED IN THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - FROM BOARD LEVEL TO WORKERS.
+AND THERE COULD BE NO BETTER PLACE TO STAGE SUCH AN EXHIBITION THAN ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE.
+1 AM PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO HOLD THE EXHIBITION ON THE SITE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE, WHICH WILL BECOME ONE OF THE LANDMARKS OF HONG KONG.
MR. PRICE POINTED OUT THERE HAD BEEN A HORRIFYING GROWTH OVER THE YEARS IN THE ACCIDENT RATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INJURIES ALONE HAD RISEN BY 400 PER CENT IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.
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+ IN 1959 THERE WERE 1,222 INJURIES - COMPARED TO 4,976 LAST YEAR,+ HE SAID. +DEATHS ROSE FRCM 32 TO 61.+
MR. PRICE SAID THE MAJOR AIM OF THE EXHIBITION WOULD BE TO BRING HOME TO THE INDUSTRY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE ON MAY 1 THIS YEAR.
A WIDE RANGE OF EXHIBITS WOULD DEMONSTRATE THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE REGULATIONS.
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+THE INTENTION IS TO GET THE MESSAGE TO AS MANY MANAGEMENT PEOPLE WHO BEAR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK SAFETY SITE STAFF FOREMEN, GANG LEADERS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN,+ HE SAID.
+I HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION LTD. IN THIS AND THEY HAVE PROMISED TO ARRANGE FOR ORGANISED GROUPS TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION.+
/EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY
Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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