TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1981
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SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY
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FACTORY SUPERVISORS AND FOREMEN WERE URGED TODAY (TUESDAY) TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS OBSERVE SAFETY RULES AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS WHEN AT WORK.
*THE SUPERVISORS AND FOREMEN MAY HAVE ACCESS TO HIGHER LEVEL MANAGEMENT AND, THEY SHOULD THUS SUGGEST MEASURES TO MAKE THE WORK ING ENVIRONMENT SAFE,+ MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN SAID AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR FOR EMPLOYEES IN HONG KONG, HELD AT THE CHINESE YMCA AT WATERLOO ROAD.
HE SAID THAT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT.
*WITHOUT THE FULLEST COOPERATION AND COMPLETE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE THREE PARTIES, NO MOVEMENT TOWARDS MAKING SAFETY A RULE OF LIFE IS LIKELY TO SUCCEED, HE SAID.
AMONG OTHER SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR WERE MR ANTHONY LAI, CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER OF THE HONG KONG UNITED DOCKYARDS LTD.- MR LEE WING-K IN, ENGINEER, HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD.- MR CHOW WING-CHEONG, DIVISIONAL OFF ICER, FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT- MR YIP YUK-LUN, ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR- MR CHIU KAI-SUN, INDUSTRIAL HYGIEN IST AND MR WOO KIANG-YIU, ACTING LABOUR OFFICER.
THE SEMINAR, ORIGINALLY TO BE HELD FOR ONE DAY, WILL BE HELD FOR A SECOND DAY, DUE TO OVER-SUBSCRIPTION.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, +BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING APPLICATIONS FROM EMPLOYEES, THE SEMINAR HAS TO BE EXTENDED TO TWO DAYS AND THAT THIS SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION SHOWS THAT EMPLOYEES IN HONG KONG ARE AWARE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
POP CONCERT AT TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL
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ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WILL BE A POP CONCERT ON JANUARY 28 NEXT YEAR, FEATURING FOUR OF HONG KONG'S TOP SINGERS, ELIZA CHAN, JOHNNY YIP, DING MACARDO AND ANNABELLE, WHO WILL SING A WIDE SELECTION OF SONGS IN CANTONESE AND ENGLISH, IN THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL AUDITORIUM, STARTING AT 7.30 PM.
THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, TO BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 22 AND FEBRUARY 13, 1982, IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD. THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE MUSIC OFFICE.
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT AT $10, $20 AND $30 ARE ON SALE THROUGH POSTAL BOOK INGS UNTIL DECEMBER 9.
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