FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979
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PLEA ON MACHINE GUARDING
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED FACTORY PROPRIETORS TO COMPLY WITH THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS.
THE REMINDER FOLLOWS RECENT COURT CASES IN WHICH THREE FACTORIES WERE EACH FINED $5,000 AT TSUEN WAN MAGISTRACY FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE GUARDS FOR POWER PRESSES.
THE DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR. CHAN SIU- LAP. SAID THE REGULATIONS WERE AIMED AT SAFEGUARDING PEOPLE WORKING AT AND OPERATING MACHINES OR PLANTS.
+BOTH THE PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORKING OF MACHINERY. THOSE SEEKING ADVICE OR IDEAS ABOUT MACHINE GUARDING ARE WELCOME TO VISIT OUR INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EXHIBITION AT THE NORTH CONCOURSE OF KOWLOON RAIL TERMINUS, HE ADDED.
THE 11-DAY EXHIBITION OPENS FROM 10.30 A.M. TO 7.30 P.M. DAILY UNTIL AUGUST 6.
OCCUPANTS MOVING OUT AT SAI LAU KOK
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MORE THAN 230 FLATS AT THE SEVEN SAI LAU KOK MULTI-STOREY
BUILDINGS WHICH ARE TO BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ARE NOW FULLY OR PARTIALLY VACATED AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EXPECT THAT MOST OF THE REMAINDER WILL BE VACATED BY NEXT TUESDAY (JULY 31) WHEN THE CROWN LAND NOTICE EXPIRES.
HOWEVER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE A BRIEF EXTENSION OF STAY FOR ANY OCCUPANTS WHO CAN PROVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MOVE OUT FOR REASONS BEYOND THE IR CONTROL.
CROWN LAND NOTICES WERE POSTED ON THE BUILDINGS ON JULY 16 GIVING THE OCCUPANTS UNTIL JULY 31 TO MOVE OUT. THE BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PART OF THE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION AND TAIL TRACKS.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF COMPENSATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. IN ADDITION, A RANGE OF EX-GRATIA_ALLOWANCES HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO 230 OWNER-OCCUPIERS OF DOMESTIC FLATS AND ALL CENUINE TENANTS HAVE BEEN OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING AND DISTURBANCE ALLOWANCES.
COMPENSATION TERMS HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO SHOP OR WORKSHOP OWNERS AND OPERATORS.
THE DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS MANY FAMILIES HAD MOVED OUT.
+MORE THAN 35 OF THE 51 WORKSHOP OPERATORS WHO HAD BEEN OFFERED COMPENSATION HAVE NOW COLLECTED THEIR ADVANCED COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND WILL BE MOVING OUT OVER THE THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE MAJORITY