FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1981
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HOLIDAY FOR WINNERS OF SAFETY QUIZ PROGRAMME
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FIVE WORKERS OF EITHER THE MANUFACTURING OR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES WILL FLY TO LONDON IN NOVEMBER BY BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS FOR AN EIGHT-DAY, ALL-EXPENSES PAID HOLIDAY.
THIS TRIP IS THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE RTHK PRODUCED TELEMATCH/ QUIZ TV PROGRAMME ENTITLED +SAFETY AT WORK+, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY RTHK, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, AND CO-SPONSORED BY BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS.
ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE ACTING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DAVID LIN, SAID THAT THE TV PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR WORKERS OF BOTH THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES TO INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
MR LIN SAID THAT THE PROGRAMME, COMPRISING 10 HALF-HOUR EPISODES, WILL BEGIN TO SCREEN TOMORROW ON RTV CHANNEL 1 FROM 6 PM TO 6.30 PM AND THEREAFTER EVERY SATURDAY FOR A TOTAL OF TEN WEEKS, ENDING ON NOVEMBER 14.
EIGHTEEN TEAMS FROM BOTH THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES WILL BE COMPETING FOR $300 000 WORTH OF PRIZES, INCLUDING COLOUR TELEVISION SETS, REFRIGERATORS, WASHING MACHINES, STEREO RADIO RECORDERS, SUMPTUOUS CHINESE DINNERS, ELECTRONIC TV GAMES AND WRIST WATCHES.
HOME-VIEWERS WILL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN EITHER A THREE-IN-ONE MUSIC CENTRE OR A REFRIGERATOR EVERY WEEK AND IN THE FINAL EPISODE AN ADDITIONAL 26'' COLOUR TV SET DONATED BY PHILIPS HONG KONG LIMITED WILL BE GIVEN TO A LUCKY VIEWER.
SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERATION'S LABOUR CONDITIONS COMMITTEE, MR STANISLAUS TSAO, SAID INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WAS +A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.+
THE SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE OF BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS MR RICHARD HA, SAID THE INVOLVEMENT OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT IN THE COMPETITION INDICATED THE COMMITMENT OF HONG KONG TO CREATE A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT.