SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1980
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OFFICES SET UP TO HANDLE WORK SAFETY IN NT
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP THREE MORE DIVISIONAL OFFICES TO COPE WITH THE EVER-INCREASING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE NEW OFFICES WHICH COME UNDER THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION WILL BEGIN OPERATION TOMORROW (MONDAY).
+THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE OFFICES IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN INDUSTRY,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY.
+ANY FACTORY PROPRIETOR WISHING TO SEEK INFORMATION OR ADVICE IN THIS FIELD ARE WELCOME TO APPROACH THESE OFFICES, HE SAID.
THERE ARE NOW FIVE DIVISIONAL OFFICES COVERING ALL FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE EXISTING NT-1 AND NT-2 OFFICES ARE LOCATED ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE CHARTERED BANK BUILDING IN TAI HO ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
THE TWO OFFICES COVER FACTORIES IN HA KWAI CHUNG AND SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG RESPECTIVELY. THE IR TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: NT-1, 12-422094, 12-422177 AND 12-422095- NT-2, 12-404532, 12-446561 AND 12-446614.
THE NEW NT-3 OFFICE IS ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE SAME BUILDING AND LOOKS AFTER FACTORIES IN TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI. IT CAN BE CONTACTED ON 12-426009 AND 12-426008.
THE OTHER TWO NEW OFFICES ARE LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 33 TAK CHING COURT, TUEN MUN (NT-4, COVERING FACTORIES IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG) AND ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE POST OFFICE BUILDING IN UN CHAU STREET, SHAM SHUI PO (NT-5, COVERING FACTORIES IN SHA TIN, TAI PO, FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI).
THE IR TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: NT-4, 12-832111, 12-831984 AND 12-831946- NT-5, 3-617494, 3-786174 AND 3-798340.
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