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SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKERS COULD MAKE USE OF THEIR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND SUGGEST TO THEIR EMPLOYERS MEANS TO IMPROVE SAFETY.
IN CONCLUSION, MR YEH EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THE EXHIBITION WOULD HELP PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND SERVE TO INSPIRE SUGGESTIONS TO BETTER SAFETY MEASURES AND TOGETHER ACHIEVE +SAFETY FIRST+.
EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J,N, HENDERSON, WELCOMED THE RESPONSE OF THE TRAINING AUTHORITY TO THE NEED FOR DEMONSTRATING IN EXHIBITION FORM THE RISKS AND HAZARDS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE SAFE PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO COMBAT THESE RISKS.
HE CALLED ON ALL CONTRACTORS TO EXPRESS THEIR CONTINUING SUPPORT BY ENSURING THAT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WERE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION.
MR HENDERSON THANKED THE TRAINING AUTHORITY AND THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN ORGANISING THE EXHIBITION.
HE ALSO CONGRATULATED THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF THE TRAINING CENTRE FOR PLANNING AND ERECTING THE EXHIBITS.
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN YUEN CHAU TSAI *****
ROADS AND BRIDGES FORMING PART OF AN INTERCHANGE FOR THE FUTURE COASTAL TRUNK ROAD BETWEEN SHA TIN AND TAI PO NEW TOWNS WILL SHORTLY BE BUILT AT YUEN CHAU TSAI.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE IR CONSTRUCTION IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEVEL CROSSING BETWEEN TAI PO ROAD AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,
MR LEE SHING-SEE, ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CONSULTANTS MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF THE PWD'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE, SAID TODAY WORK ON THE MAIN CONTRACT OF THE COASTAL TRUNK ROAD WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT YEAR. PREQUALIFICATION TENDERS FOR THIS WORK ARE ALSO BEING INVITED.
+EARLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESENT CONTRACT WILL MINIMISE POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC ON TAI PO ROAD WHEN WORK ON THE COASTAL TRUNK ROAD BEGINS.
+ IN ADDITION, IT WILL PROVIDE A GRADE-SEPARATED CROSSING BETWEEN TAI PO ROAD AND THE RAILWAY TO ELIMINATE THE EXISTING LEVEL CROSSING WHICH MIGHT IMPEDE MODERN ELECTRIC TRAINS TO OPERATE UNDER THE KCR ELECTRIFICATION AND MODERNISATION PROGRAMME
IN LATE 1982.+
/MOST IMPORTANT