FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1981
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SECOND SEMINAR ON SAFETY TO BE HELD
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A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25 (FRIDAY), FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST SEMINAR HELD LAST YEAR.
IT IS ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND SPONSORED BY HONG KONG PLASTICS MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION LTD., THE ACCIDENT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE HONG KONG COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION, FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG.
ABOUT 200 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE SEMINAR, WHICH IS AIMED AT AROUSING A GREATER SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AMONG SENIOR MANAGEMENT TOWARDS SAFETY AT WORK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEE SAID TODAY.
THERE WOULD ALSO BE A MINI-EXHIBITION OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES AT THE SEMINAR, AND TALKS WILL BE GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON EMPLOYERS' RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS AND THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE.
INDUSTRIAL ISTS WILL THEN BE INVITED TO DISCUSS POINTS ARISING FROM THE TALKS AND SEMINAR.
WATER LEAKAGE TEST
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WAN CHAT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 17) TO
6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY HENNESSY ROAD, FLEMING ROAD, LOCKHART ROAD AND LUARD ROAD.