SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1979
DURING HIS TRIP, MR. POON WILL DISCUSS WITH FIRE APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS VARIOUS TECHNICAL ASPECTS RELATING TO IMPROVED OPERATION OF APPLIANCES BEING PURCHASED AS WELL AS THE PROVISIONING OF ADEQUATE SPARE PARTS.
THE MANUFACTURERS WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLING REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES TO CAGES FITTED TO FOUR OLD 37-METRE TURNTABLE LADDER APPLIANCES CURRENTLY IN USE IN HONG KONG.
STUDENTS URGED TO JOIN
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER COMPETITION
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) CALLED ON HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TO ENCOURAGE THEIR STUDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE COMPETITION.
+THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 22 ATTENDING POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES AND SCHOOLS, AND GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS,+ HE SAID.
A STUDENT MAY SUBMIT ANY NUMBER OF DESIGNS, HE SAID.
+ INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTERS ARE DISPLAYED IN FACTORIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, AND PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE PANEL OF JUDGES WILL COMPRISE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
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THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT TO THE SCOPE AND IMAGINATION OF THE ENTRIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, BUT THE JUDGES WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DESIGNS DENOTING A CONTRAST BETWEEN SAFE AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS OR PRACTICES WITHIN INDUSTRY.
+ORIGINALITY OF IDEAS IN DESIGN IS WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR, HE ADDED.
DESIGNS, OF 420 MM BY 594 MM IN SIZE, SHOULD BE SELF- EXPLANATORY, AND WORDING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM.
EACH DESIGN SHOULD BEAR ON THE BACK THE NAME AND SCHOOL OF THE ENTRANT.
CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED. THE FIRST PRIZE IS $500, THE SECOND PRIZE $400 AND THE THIRD PRIZE $300.
THERE WILL ALSO BE 10 CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $100 EACH.
IN ADDITION, EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
/+ALL ENTRIES