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+BUT I MUST NOW CONSULT THE MAJOR EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATION TO ENSURE THAT THE LEGISLATION IS CLEAR, EASILY UNDERSTOOD AND CAPABLE OF IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. I STRESS THIS STEP OF CONSULTATION BECAUSE WHILE IT IS OF GREAT VALUE, IT DOES TAKE TIME.+
WHEN MAKING THESE NEW REGULATIONS, MR. PRICE SAID HE WOULD DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE A PAMPHLET SHOWING SIMPLE DIAGRAMS OF DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS METHODS OF GUARDING MACHINERY -- PARTICULARLY THOSE IN COMMON USE IN HONG KONG'S FACTORIES.
+1 AM ALSO EXAMINING THE POSSIBILITY OF HOLDING AN EXHIBITION ON MACHINE GUARDING DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 1976, HE SAID.
MR. PRICE URGED EMPLOYERS TO EXAMINE CRITICALLY THE GUARDING OF EVERY MACHINE IN THEIR FACTORIES, AND TO MAKE AN EARLY START IN PROVIDING ADEQUATE GUARDS WHEREVER DEFICIENCIES ARE REVEALED.
+ IF YOU NEED THE ADVICE OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE IT IS READILY AND FREELY AVAILABLE. AS I HAVE SAID ELSEWHERE, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO IMPROVE ITS SERVICES, PLEASE ASK NOW FOR ASSISTANCE, AND DO NOT SIT BACK AND WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE CAUGHT DEFYING THE MORE PRECISE STANDARDS TO BE SET BY THE NEW REGULATIONS.+
THREE COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ISSUES IN 1976
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THERE WILL BE THREE ISSUES OF COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS IN 1976.
TWO STAMPS, IN DENOMINATIONS OF 20 CENTS AND $1.30 WILL BE ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WHICH IS THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON.
TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE NEW GENERAL POST OFFICE, THREE STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED. THEY ARE IN DENOMINATIONS OF 20 CENTS, $1.30 AND $2.
TWO STAMPS, IN DENOMINATIONS OF 20 CENTS AND $1.30, WILL BE ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE THE HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES DIAMOND JUBILEE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID: THE ISSUE DATES FOR THE COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEARER THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE FOR EACH EVENT.+
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