MIDA DAY, FIBRUARY 3, 1977
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17 COMPLETE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICERS TRAINING COURSE
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AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICER REPRESENTS THE MANAGERIAL AND SUPERVISORY STAFF WHICH DIRECTS THE WORK OF THE EMPLOYEES AND HE SHARES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT IN THE MAINTAINING OF 34FETY AND PREVENTING OF ACCIDENTS.
THIS WAS HOW THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CONTAINER HANDLING SAFETY COMMITEE, MR. CLIVE FLEGG DESCRIBED THE FUTURE ROLE OF 17 PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD JUST COMPLETED AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICERS TRAINING COURSE AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE.
MR. FLEGG WHO WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE SIX-WEEK TRAINING COURSE SAID: +HIS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS PARTICULAR INDUSTRY AND ITS ASSOCIATED STAFF, COMBINED WITH HIS SPECIALIST TRAINING IN ACCIDENT PREVENTION TECHNIQUES AND SAFE WORKING PROCEDURES PROVIDES THE SAFETY OFFICER WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPART THIS KNOWLEDGE TO HIS FELLOW WORKERS, AND EQUALLY IMPORTANTLY TO THE MANAGEMENT AS EVEN THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED SAFETY OFFICER'S EXPERTISE IS TOTALLY WASTED UNLESS HE HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF MANAGEMENT,+
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MR. FLEGG POINTED OUT THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY IN ENSURING THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF WORKERS IN FACTORIES, AND APART FROM ADMINISTERING VARIOUS SETS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT PROMOTES INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BY EMPHASIS ING THE ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING ITS ADVISORY FUNCTIONS TO THE INDUSTRIAL PUBLIC.
HE APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS TO MAKE USE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE BY SENDING EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND COURSES.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED *****
THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCE PASSED ON MAY 19, 1976 ON AU YEUNG PING-KEUNG SHOULD BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
AU YEUNG WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF PIN YUA-YING,
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