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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1980
ASSISTED BY SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GERRY HIGGINSON, AND A VILLAGE ELDER, MR LAU SUN-CHOY, MR CHUT ALSO PERFORMED A TRADITIONAL EARTH-BREAKING CEREMONY AT A NEARBY SITE WHICH IS ONE OF THE 12 GRANTED TO THE VILLAGERS BY PRIVATE TREATY. THESE ARE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
TODAY'S HAND-OVER MARKS THE FINAL PHASE OF REMOVAL FROM THE AREA. UNDER AN EARLIER PHASE, RESIDENTS FROM FIVE NEIGHBOUR ING VILLAGES MOVED INTO SIMILAR HOUSES.
THE AREA VACATED BY THE VILLAGERS IS PART OF THE PLANNED EXTENSION OF FO TAN INDUSTRIAL AREA. TWO HECTARES OF INDUSTRIAL SITES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED, SERVICED AND SOLD AT FO TAN.
WORK ON THE EXTENSION IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. ON COMPLETION IN 1982, IT WILL PROVIDE A FURTHER 18 HECTARES OF LAND.
SAFETY TRAINING COURSE FOR CAISSON WORKERS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE HAS FOR THE FIRST TIME ORGANISED A SAFETY TRAINING COURSE FOR CAISSON WORKERS.
THE ONE-DAY COURSE WAS HELD TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES WITH ABOUT 25 WORKERS FROM THE BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY ATTENDING.
THE COURSE WILL BE REPEATED FOR ANOTHER 25 WORKERS AT THE SAME PLACE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
IT COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (CONFINED SPACES) REGULATIONS, HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH HAND DUG CAISSONS AND MEASURES TO PREVENT SUCH RISKS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CAISSON SAFETY TRAINING COURSE WAS IN ADDITION TO 13 DIFFERENT TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING OFFERED BY THE CENTRE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
LAST YEAR, THE CENTRE HELD 180 SAFETY TRAINING COURSES OF DIFFERENT NATURE TO 6 200 TECHNICIANS, FOREMEN, WORKER SUPERVISORS AND WORKERS. IN ADDITION 25 COURSES WERE ORGANISED FOR APPRENTICES DURING THE YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME FACTORY INSPECTORS GAVE 62 TALKS ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES, SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS.
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