THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1982
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FIRST SAFETY SHOW ON H.K. ISLAND OPENS
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FIRST A SERIES OF +SAFETY EXTRAVAGANZAS+ ORGANISED EY THE LABOUR I PARTMENT FOR THE 1982/83 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN OPENED AT CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL, WONG CHUK HANG, THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
THIS UNIQUE SOUND-ON-SLIDE PRESENTATION ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, COMBINING BOTH ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION, WAS STAGED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE KESWICK HALL OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 30 000 VISITORS.
IT IS NOW BEING RE-STAGED AT WONG CHUK HANG WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SOUTHERN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE ACTING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DAVID LIN, SAID THAT THE AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION WOULD ALSO BE RE-STAGED IN KWUN TONG, WONG TAI SIN, TSUEN WAN AND TUEN MUN LATER IN THE YEAR.
HE TOLD THE GUESTS AT THE OPENING + HOPE THIS COLOURFUL PRESENTATION WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE YOU WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING BUT ALSO WITH A MESSAGE FOR YOU TO CONVEY TO YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND STAFF SO THAT THEY WILL ALSO COME AND JOIN IN THE MOVEMENT FOR MAKING SAFETY A WAY OF LIFE.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE TO RE-STAGE SAFETY EXTRAVAGANZA+, MR KAN MAN-LEE, POINTED OUT THAT WONG CHUK HANG HAD BECOME A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
THE RAPID INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE, WHILE BRINGING ABOUT INCREASING PROSPERITY, HAD ALSO CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THIS EXHIBITION CAN SHARPEN THE AWARENESS OF SAFETY AT WORK ON THE PART OF BOTH WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS, SO THAT THEY WILL TAKE ACTIVE STEPS TOWARD THE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, + HE NOTED.
THE SHOW IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM DAILY EXCEPT ON THE LAST DAY ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 14) WHEN IT WILL CLOSE AT 6 PM.
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