FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1982
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FACTORIES URGED TO TAKE FIRE PRECAUTIONS
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FACTORY PROPRIETORS SHOULD TAKE BASIC FIRE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BEFORE CLOSING THEIR FACTORIES FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
IN MAKING THE APPEAL TODAY (FRIDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN FIRES BROKE OUT IN FACTORIES AFTER WORK OR DURING HOLIDAYS.
+MANY OF THESE FIRES WERE MAINLY THE RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE OR THE LACK OF BASIC FIRE-PRECAUTION MEASURES. BEFORE CLOSING THEIR FACTORIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS, PROPRIETORS SHOULD TAKE EVERY POSSIBLE MEASURE TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF FIRE, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT SOME FIRE-PRECAUTION MEASURES WERE JUST MATTERS OF COMMON SENSE.
+FOR EXAMPLE, HE EXPLAINED, A LIGHTED CIGARETTE BUTT DISCARDED ON THE FLOOR COULD POSÉ A FIRE RISK- THEREFORE IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR WORKERS, SUPERVISORS OR EMPLOYERS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE LEFT BURNING BEFORE LEAVING THEIR PLACES OF WORK FOR LONG PERIODS.
IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT NO MACHINES ARE LEFT RUNNING AND THAT THE MAIN POWER SWITCHES ARE SHUT OFF DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
+ALL FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR MATERIALS SHOULD BE PROPERLY STORED AND DANGEROUS GOODS SHOULD BE KEPT IN DANGEROUS GOODS STORES.+
BUILDING TO BE RESUMED FOR MTR
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A THREE-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING AT NO. 70 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD WILL BE RESUMED UNDER THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (LAND RESUMPTION AND RELATED PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE.
THE SITE IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR TRACTION SUB-STATION AND A VENTILATION SHAFT FOR THE MTR ISLAND LINE AT THE JUNCTION OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD AND TAI LOK STREET.
THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IS USED AS A SHOP AND THE UPPER FLOORS ARE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
A TOTAL OF 18 PEOPLE WILL BE AFFECTED.
THEY WILL BE OFFERED REHOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S POLICY AND STATUTORY COMPENSATION WILL BE PAID TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.
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