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MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1982
AN EXERCISE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF GAS WATER HEATERS IN EXISTENCE IN HONG KONG, BY THE INCLUSION OF RELEVANT QUESTIONS IN THE LAST GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE RETURNS ARE BEING PROCESSED NOW. A FACT-FINDING EXERCISE IS ALSO BEING CARRIED OUT AT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
PLANNING IS IN HAND TO DEVISE AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF REPORTING GAS-RELATED ACCIDENTS WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING ACCURATE AND ADEQUATE INFORMATION ON THE CAUSES WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH RESCUE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY REMEDIAL WORK,
A FULL EXAMINATION IS BEING CARRIED OUT ON A LARGE NUMBER OF BULK LPG INSTALLATIONS WITH A VIEW TO PRESCRIBING THE ACTION NEEDED TO BRING THEM UP TO THE STANDARD REQUIRED BY THE DANGEROUS GOODS ORDINANCE.
THE GOVERNMENT IS EXAMINING WITH BUILDING AUTHORITIES AND THE OIL COMPANIES THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF USING CYLINDERS IN MULTI-STOREY DOMESTIC APARTMENT BLOCKS. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO LOOKING AT AND DISCUSSING WITH THE PARTIES CONCERNED THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY AN INCREASED TOWNGAS SUPPLY AND BULK LPG SUPPLY CAN BE PROVIDED.
THE INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO CONSIDER THE INTRODUCTION OF FORMAL COURSES TO SUPPLEMENT THE TRAINING ALREADY PROVIDED BY THE GAS INDUSTRY. A MANPOWER SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE CONTRACTORS OF THE OIL COMPANIES SO THAT AN ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING NEEDS CAN BE MADE. BY OBTAINING INFORMATION ON CRAFTSMEN AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE VARIOUS STRATA OF THE INDUSTRY IT WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO DRAW UP UNIFORM JOB SPECIFICATIONS FOR EACH TRADE, THEREBY ALLOWING FOR BETTER REGULATION OF STANDARDS.
ON THE SUBJECT OF PUBLICITY THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN ADDITION TO THE GAS SAFETY MESSAGES SEEN FREQUENTLY ON TELEVISION, A SPECIAL PROGRAMME ON THE PROPER USE OF GAS WATER HEATERS HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND SHOWN TO AN ESTIMATED 500 000 SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE NORMAL ETV CHANNELS. A CIRCULAR HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL SCHOOLS ADVISING THE STAFF TO ENSURE THAT PUPILS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGERS ARISING FROM THE USE OF GAS AND OF THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES FOR THE JOB OF GAS ADVISER AND TWO SUPPORTING POSTS OF CHIEF ENGINEER, IT IS HOPED THAT THESE POSTS WILL BE FILLED BY JULY.
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