FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1983
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TO HAVE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONDUCT MORE INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MONITORING AND POLICING COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY STANDARDS; AND,
* TO MOTIVATE THE FAMILY TO REMIND AND ENCOURAGE WORKING
MEMBERS TO USE/WEAR SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN, THE SURVEY SHOWS 97 PER CENT AGREEMENT THAT A GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PUBLICITY PROGRAMME IS IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY+.
THE GOVERNMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PUBLICITY PROGRAMME RECEIVES THE PUBLIC'S +VOTE OF CONFIDENCE+ ON BEING EFFECTIVE IN PROMOTING SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AND IN EDUCATING WORKERS TO WORK THE SAFE WAY.
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, AWARENESS OF ANY INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PUBLICITY MATERIALS OR ACTIVITIES IS FAIRLY HIGH 76 PER CENT.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE MINOR PUBLICITY VEHICLE, ALL PROJECTS EVALUATED, NAMELY, TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS (API'S), EXHIBITS AT THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN CANTON ROAD, THE SAFETY AT WORK+ TV PROGRAMME, SAFETY EXTRAVAGANZA+, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTERS AND +QUIZ COMPETITIONS+, WERE MOST HIGHLY RATED AS +EFFECTIVE+.
THE DATA COLLECTION FOR THIS SURVEY WAS CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF IN-HOME PERSONAL INTERVIEWS AMONG A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF HONG KONG CHINESE ADULT POPULATION OF 18 YEARS AND OVER WITH THE USE OF A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY INRA USING INPUTS FROM FOUR QUALITATIVE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS COMPLETED IN MAY LAST YEAR.
THE INTERVIEWS WERE CARRIED OUT AND COMPLETED DURING THE WHOLE OF JULY LAST YEAR.
THE SURVEY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 1 000 HONG KONG ADULTS OF 18 YEARS AND ABOVE, SCIENTIFICALLY SELECTED SO AS TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF, AND PROJECTIBLE TO, THE UNIVERSE OF 3.5 MILLION ADULT POPULATION.
HONG KONG-SWEDEN TEXTILE TALKS START ON MONDAY
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CONSULTATIONS WITH SWEDEN REGARDING A NEW AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG'S EXPORTS OF TEXTILES AND GARMENTS TO SWEDEN WILL BEGIN IN HONG KONG ON MONDAY (JANUARY 31).
A SPOKESMAN OF THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CURRENT HONG KONG/SWEDEN TEXTILE AGREEMENT IS DUE TO EXPIRE ON MARCH 31 THIS YEAR. THE CURRENT AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR EXPORT REST AINT ON 18 GROUPS OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND WAS CONCLUDED UNDER THE MULTI- FIBRE ARRANGEMENT.
THE SWEDISH DELEGATION IS BEING LED BY MR CURT WIIK, DIRECTOR, SWEDISH MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. MR JUSTIN YUE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, HEADS THE HONG KONG DELEGATION.
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