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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1980
+ THE MAJOR COMPLEX, IN THE TOWN CENTRE ON THE SITE OF THE OLD MARKET, WHICH IS TO BE SOLD THIS AUTUMN, AND ADJACENT TO THE RAILWAY AND BUS TERMINI WILL BE SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO THE OCEAN TERMINAL OCEAN CENTRE COMPLEX, BUT NEARLY TWICE AS LARGE.
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+ IT WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A HUGE PUBLIC CAR PARK FOR MANY THOUSANDS OF CARS. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE THREE MEDIUM-RISE OFFICE BLOCKS, PLUS SEVERAL THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE WITHIN THE TOWN CENTRE.
+FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPERS THERE IS ALSO MUCH. ALREADY WE HAVE SOLD MORE THAN 50 MAJOR LOTS AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY MORE IN YEARS TO COME. THESE LOTS COME IN ALL SIZES, FROM THE VERY LARGE TOWN CENTRE LOTS AND THE LOTS SOLD FOR MAJOR PRIVATE ESTATES, TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSE LOTS FOR HIGH CLASS HOUSING ON THE ELEVATED PLATFORMS, OVERLOOKING THE RACE COURSE AND THE RIVER.+
RENEWED WARNING ON CONFINED SPACES
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+A CONFINED SPACE COULD PROVE TO BE A DEATH TRAP! THE DANGER LIES WITH OXYGEN DEFICIENCY OR THE PRESENCE OF DEADLY GASES
INSIDE.+
THIS MAY SOUND LIKE CRYING OVER SPILT MILK IN VIEW OF YESTERDAY'S TRAGEDY AT SHA TIN IN WHICH THREE MEN DIED IN A WELL ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE.
BUT IN FACT THIS WAS AN APPEAL MADE BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON APRIL 21 JUST THREE WEEKS BEFORE YESTERDAY'S MULTIPLE FATALITY.
THE DEPARTMENT'S WARNING RECEIVED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN THE LOCAL MEDIA, ESPECIALLY THE CHINESE PRESS. ALSO, WORK IN CONFINED SPACES IS THE SUBJECT OF A TELEVISION MESSAGE CURRENTLY BEING SCREENED BY HONG KONG'S TELEVISION STATIONS.
TODAY THE ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR YIP YUK-LUN, EXPRESSED DISMAY AT THIS LATEST TRAGEDY.
+ IMPLORE EVERYONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO LISTEN TO OUR ADVICE AND TAKE CARE WHEN WORKING IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, + HE SAID.
THE DEPARTMENT'S EARLIER WARNING PLEADED WITH BOTH EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS TO TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS IN RESPECT OF WORKING
IN CONFINED SPACES.
+EXAMPLES OF CONFINED SPACES COMMONLY FOUND IN INDUSTRY ARE CHAMBERS, TANKS
TANKS, VATS, PITS, WELLS, TUNNELS, PIPES, FLUES BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS, IN ALL OF WHICH DANGEROUS FUMÉS MIGHT BE PRESENT, THE STATEMENT SAID.
+FOR THEIR PART, EMPLOYERS SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT A CONFINED SPACE IS FREE FROM DANGEROUS FUMES, HARMFUL GASES, OR OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.
/+THEY SHOULD