THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1982
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MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING CLOTHING (BY $607 MILLION OR 39%), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES AND JEWELLERY) (BY $330 MILLION OR 24%), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $266 MILLION OR 12%) AND NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $209 MILLION OR 58%). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE RE-EXPORTS OF METALL IFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $314 MILLION OR 57%), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $250 MILLION OR 17%) AND TEXTILES (BY $199 MILLION OR 49%).
THE SEPTEMBER 1982 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY* WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$5 PER COPY, A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN SEPTEMBER, WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY DECEMBER AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$10 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-214375).
SAFETY PLEA TO MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS *****
MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS MUST ENSURE THAT SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE CAREFULLY OBSERVED, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MR ANDREW SÓ SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR FOR EMPLOYEES IN HONG KONG HELD AT THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A. IN WATERLOO ROAD, MR SO SAID THAT WORKERS MUST ALSO GIVE FULL SUPPORT BY STRICTLY OBSERVING SUCH RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS.
A SUPERVISOR SHOULD KNOW WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN SAFETY MEASURES ARE EFFECTIVE AND THEREFORE HIS INFLUENCE CAN BE MOST DECISIVE, HE SAID.
HE TOLD THE SEMINAR THAT THE PREVENTION OF IDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ARE THEREFORE A TRIPARTITE AFFAIR INVOLVING THE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.
+WHILE GOVERNMENT ACTION IN ENACTING AND ENFORCING SAFETY LEGISLATION IS ESSENTIAL, THIS CANNOT ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSE OF MAKING THE WORKPLACE SAFE WITHOUT CONTRIBUTION FROM THE OTHER PARTIES CONCERNED.
+EMPLOYERS HAVE BOTH LEGAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACE FOR THEIR WORKERS, AS WELL AS TO TAKE INITIATIVES AND SET THE PATTERN FOR SAFETY, HE NOTED.
/HE STRESSED
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