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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1980

OTHER QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC INTEREST RELATE TO SPACE FOR COOKED FOOD STALLS IN NEW TOWNS, THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS TAKEN OUT AGAINST DRIVERS OF FRANCHISED BUSES AND PRIVATE BUSES- THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE STUBBS ROAD FLYOVER, FUTURE PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN EFFORTS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC THE REASONS FOR CLEARANCES OF SQUATTERS ON CROWN LAND REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION IN A KWAI CHUNG INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AND RESCHEDULED COMPLETION DATES FOR HOME OWNERSHIP ESTATES IN CHAI WAN, HO MAN TIN

• AND KWAI CHUNG,

AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, SIX BILLS WILL BE TABLED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS. THEY ARE THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL 1980, THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, THE INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, THE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES DEPOSIT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981, AND THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1981.

INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ******

THE RESPONSE TO THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY QUIZ COMPETITION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG DAILY NEWS AND RED IFFUSION TELEVISION IS A VERY ENCOURAGING SIGN REFLECTING INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.C.A. HAMMOND, TODAY (TUESDAY) WHEN HE PRESENTED PRIZES TO THE WINNER AND RUNNERS-UP OF THE THIRD QUIZ COMPETITION AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE COMPETITION WHICH WAS HELD ONCE A MONTH HAS SO FAR ATTRACTED MORE THAN 16 000 ENTRIES SINCE IT FIRST BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER.

THE AIM OF THE COMPETITION IS TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE TO BOTH FACTORY OPERATORS AND WORKERS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, WHICH CAN BE A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH ON THE FACTORY FLOOR OR AT THE WORKPLACE.

MR HAMMOND STRESSED THAT THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY IS A TRIPARTITE AFFAIR REQUIRING THE CO-OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS WORKERS.

HE THANKED HỌNG KONG DAILY NEWS AND RTV FOR THEIR VERY GENEROUS AND VALUABLE SUPPORT IN CO-SPONSORING THE COMPETITION.

WAS WON

THE FIRST PRIZE -- TWO RETURN AIR TICKETS TO THE PHILIPPINES, PLUS FOOD AND LODGING, BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY NEWS BY MISS CHEUNG TAK-CHING.

THE SECOND

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