THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1982
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SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS IN YOUNGER GENERATION
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WHILE SAFETY IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS, IT IS ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT THAT SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS SHOULD BE INSTILLED IN THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
THIS WAS STATED BY AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, WHEN HE PRESENTED PRIZES TO WINNERS OF AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC TODAY (THURSDAY).
DR HO POINTED OUT THAT THE FACT THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION AND HAD INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PRIZES CLEARLY INDICATED THE IMPORTANCE GOVERNMENT ATTACHED TO THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
THE COMPETITION NOT ONLY AIMED AT AROUSING THE INTEREST OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BUT ALSO THE AWARENESS OF THOSE WORKING IN INDUSTRY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AT WORK, HE ADDED.
DR HO WAS DELIGHTED THAT MANY STUDENTS HAD SHOWN A KEEN INTEREST IN THE COMPETITION.
HE TOLD THE PRIZE WINNERS: +YOUR PARTICIPATION HAS NOT ONLY SHOWN YOUR CREATIVE TALENTS IN ART AND GRAPHIC DESIGN BUT HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED YOUR INTEREST AND CONCERN IN PREVENTING ACCIDENTS IN INDUSTRY.
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+ IT IS GENERALLY RECOGNISED THAT ATTRACTIVE, WELL-DESIGNED SAFETY POSTERS CAN DO A LOT TO DRIVE HOME THE VERY MESSAGE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.+
DR HO ALSO NOTED THAT THE STANDARD OF THE ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITION THIS YEAR WAS EXCEEDINGLY HIGH.
THE COMPETITION WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS SECTION A OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS, POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTES AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOLS, AND SECTION B OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM NON-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.
IN SECTION A, THE FIRST PRIZE WAS WON BY KONG CHE-WING OF TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL. WHILE THE SECTION B WINNER WAS AUYEUNG YING-CHAI OF METHODIST COLLEGE. EACH WAS AWARDED A CASH PRIZE OF $600.
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