SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1982
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REFERRING TO THE CARITAS PROJECT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PLAN WAS TO SET UP A TOY LIBRARY CENTRE AT CARITAS HOUSE IN CAINE ROAD FOR 75 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE.
APART FROM TRAINING SESSIONS FOR THE CHILDREN, THE PROGRAMMES TO BE PROVIDED WILL INCLUDE LECTURES, FILM SHOWS AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOR PARENTS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TOY LIBRARY WAS A PILOT PROJECT WHICH HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
+THE SERVICE WILL BE REVIEWED ONE YEAR AFTER OPERATION,+ HE SAID. IF IT IS FOUND TO BE SUCCESSFUL, FURTHER FINANCING MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION.+
THE LOTTERIES FUND, CREATED IN 1965 MAINLY FOR FINANCING DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, IS ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
WARNING ON PROSECUTION
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FACTORY OWNERS WHO FAIL TO ENSURE THAT THE IR BOILERS OR STEAM RECEIVERS ARE OPERATED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A COMPETENT PERSON, ARE LIABLE TO BE PROSECUTED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
ISSUING THE WARNING TODAY (SUNDAY), THE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR B.S. MAKHIJA, POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE LAW, NO BOILER OR STEAM RECEIVER SHOULD BE OPERATED EXCEPT UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A COMPETENT PERSON, AND THAT THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR BREACH OF THIS STATUTORY REQUIREMENT WAS $30 000.
AT THE SAME TIME, MR MAKHIJA URGED FACTORY OWNERS TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE FACILITIES BEING OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE TO HELP THEM TO SECURE QUALIFIED BOILER OPERATORS.
ONE OF THE FACILITIES INTRODUCED EARLY LAST YEAR, HE EXPLAINED, WAS THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SESSIONS FÖR WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY IN ORDER TO REDUCE CANDIDATES' WAITING TIME.
THE OTHER WAS THE PROVISION OF A PART-TIME EVENING COURSE FOR BOILER OPERATORS RUN BY THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE CATERING MAINLY FOR THE TYPE OF BOILERS USED IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY. CANDIDATES WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE AND ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THE INSTITUTE'S EXAMINATION ARE ISSUED WITH CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY BY THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESSURE EQUIPMENT UNIT, ENABLING THEM TO TEND CLASS IH OR IIA TYPE BOILERS,
MR MAKHIJA