SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1983
MR CHOU POINTED OUT UK AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ARE ADOPTING THE SAME APPROACH IN PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, NAMELY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR WORKERS, LAUNCHING SPECIAL CAMPAIGNS AND CONDUCTING SPECIAL COMPETITIONS FOR WORKERS, ETC.
FOR EXAMPLE, A +MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES+ CONTEST IS BEING CONDUCTED IN UK IN ORDER TO MAKE WORKERS MORE AWARE OF THE NEED OF PROTECTING THEIR EYES WHILE AT WORK.
THE CONTEST, WHICH WAS PROMPTED BY THE FACT THAT A TOTAL OF 36 WORKERS GOT BLIND LAST YEAR, WAS ALSO AIMED AT ENCOURAGING DISCUSSIONS ON EYE PROTECTION AMONG WORKERS.
+WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY. WHILE WE CAN HARDLY COMPARE WITH SUCH AN INDUSTRIALLY ADVANCED COUNTRY AS UK IN THIS RESPECT, WE CAN CERTAINLY IMPROVE THE PRESENT SITUATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL CONCERNED. WILL RELY ON MORE CONCERTED EFFORTS AMONG THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE FUTURE, HE CONCLUDED.
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CONFERENCE ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
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ABOUT 200 SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS WILL TAKE PART IN A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE AIMED AT PROMOTING EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON MARCH 30 AND 31 AT GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, AND THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR MA LIN, WILL ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CONFERENCE, WHICH IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION.
A SPEECH ON THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM+ WILL BE DELIVERED BY MR LEUNG, WHILE PROFESSOR C.Y. TO OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WILL ALSO PRESENT A SPEECH ON THE EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES+.
URBAN COUNCILLOR MRS SELINA CHOW AND THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE (RECREATION AND SPORT) MR DICKEN YUNG, WILL DELIVER SPEECHES AT SEMINARS FOLLOWING THE OPENING CEREMONY.
A SERIES OF SEMINARS WILL ALSO BE HELD ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE CONFERENCE DURING WHICH SPEECHES WILL BE DELIVERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HK COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE. MR HUI YIN-FAT: DR PEDRO NG AND MR FUNG YEE-WANG OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND MR ANDY LIANG OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
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